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JHARKHAND INDUSTRIAL POLICY 2012
34. GENERAL PROVISIONS
34.1 Public Utility Services
The following categories of industries/ establishments shall be declared as “Public Utility Services” for the purpose of application of provisions under Chapter-V of the I.D. Act 1947.
(i) Information Technology & IT Enabled Services.
(ii) Bio Technology
(iii) Agro-based processing
(iv) Electronics & telecommunications
(v) Export Oriented Units and units in parks.
(vi) Infrastructure projects including industrial parks and SEZs
34.2 Exemption from some of the provisions of Factories Act
Industrial units and establishments in the following categories shall be exempted from the provisions of Chapter VI of Factories Act 1948 (working hours of Adults).
(i) Information Technology & IT Enabled Services.
(ii) Bio Technology
(iii) Electronics & telecommunications
(iv) Export Oriented Units.
(v) Industries set up in Special Economic Zones.
34.3 The Industrial Estates, Industrial Areas, Industrial Parks, Growth Centres etc. shall be excluded from the tax regime of the Municipal and other local authorities for management by local industries associations, provided that the latter undertake to maintain the infrastructure of the industrial estates either directly or through other agencies by taking consent of Urban Development Department or by amendment of the relevant Act, if required. Urban Development Department shall frame the guidelines and prescribe the fee for providing such services.
34.4 Tourism, Information Technology (IT) and Biotechnology related units including laboratories may be allowed in Urban areas in conformity with Master Plan inforce and following other relevant clearances. Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for above mentioned unit may also be considered to the extent with conditions as defined in sl. no. 26.3.8.
34.5 Labour Reform
A time bound action plan shall be formulated for expeditious implementation of following labour reforms.
(a) According highest priority to amalgamation of different records, registers and returns required to be maintained under the various labour laws, flexible women working hours, and introducing systems of “self-certification” for labour related compliance of routine nature.
(b) A system of joint inspection by various regulatory agencies such as Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), Labour Inspector, Chief Inspector of Factories & Boilers, Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, and Regional Director, Employees State Insurance Corporation shall be devised and implemented in a time bound manner.
(c) The implementation of these provisions shall be reviewed from time to time and complaint, if any, of investors / companies will be received by the Single Window Cell of the Industries Department.
34.6 Chartered Engineers / Inspectors
The State Government is contemplating to authorise chartered engineers possessing requisite qualifications to perform the duty of Inspector of Boilers with regard to registration, inspection and renewal.
34.7 Applicability of Incentives (special mention)
(a) Incentives under CPIS are not available for mega industries.
(b) The industries which made investment earlier and have qualified as mega industries,based on norms fixed under annexure 1 {11(iii)}, and have not availed subsidy / benefits and DOP declaration under the previous policy JIP 2001 inspite of DoP before 01.04.2011, will be entitled to benefits under this policy.
(c) The provisions under 20.7 will be applicable to eligible industrial units, even if Government of India provides similar benefits. It will be an addition to incentive of Government of India.
(d) Incentives where time frame has not been mentioned will be available for a maximum period of five years.
34.8 Special Mega Units.
Industrial units with investments of three times the investment norm fixed under annexure 1 {11(iii)} for mega classification, will be considered for special incentives, package etc., on case to case basis, as decided by the State Cabinet.
