The Punjab government on Thursday issued guidelines for clearing mega projects, hotels and agro-processing and housing schemes.
Manoranjan Kalia, industries and commerce minister Punjab, said that the investors can submit their applications on prescribed format for industrial park, manufacturing, multiplex and hotel projects in Udyog Sahayak in the department of industries and commerce.
For agro-processing projects, the application can be submitted in Punjab Agro Industries Corporation and for housing projects, the applications can be submitted in PUDA office. The minister further said that the entire system of approval of the project has been made time bound. On receipt of application in the nodal office, this will be circulated within 7 days to the concerned departments for their comments, to be given 15 days.
Thereafter, the case will be placed before the screening committee that will meet every fortnight and recommendations of the screening committee will be placed before the empowered committee headed by the chief minister.
Manoranjan Kalia further said that after approval of the empowered committee and signing of agreement by the company with state government, concerned departments will issue orders in respect of concessions pertaining to their departments in a time bound manner which will be monitored by a committee headed by the chief secretary.