Tuesday 5 November 2013

Industrial Policies followed in Tamil Nadu

 There are various industrial policies  followed by govt of Tamil Nadu  the list is given below

Visit this page for Tamil Nadu's Industrial policy
   VISION
l Enhance the competitiveness and scalable capacity of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector in Tamil Nadu.
l Encourage agro based industries for increasing value addition and giving better income to the farmers.
Target a sustained annual growth rate of over 10% for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises .
l Promote 10 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities during the XI Plan period.

MISSION
Our mission is to accelerate development in Tamil Nadu by maximizing investment, output, growth, employment and manufacturing competitiveness through infrastructure and human resources development in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises sector.

The following are the key objectives of this Policy.
l To revive the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the State
and enable them to become competitive in a WTO compliant global market and become world leader in select segments.
l To reduce regional imbalances in the industrial development within the State and to facilitate setting up of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in backward areas of the State.
l To encourage modernisation and upgradation of technology in traditional sectors for having competitive edge in the wake of liberalisation and globalisation.

To create employment opportunities particularly to the vulnerable sections of the society and rural people, ensuring inclusive development.
l To provide skill development and training for educated youth to develop  entrepreneurial skills and make them self-employed.
l To create infrastructure facilities, provide incentives and marketing as well as technical support to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
l To cater to the quality testing requirements of Industries in general and to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in particular.
l To reduce procedural formalities to speed up industrialisation.

STRATEGIES
l Creating and upgrading industrial estates and infrastructure facilities by the Public Sector and also encouraging setting up of industrial estates under the Public Private Partnership / Private modes.
l Creation of common infrastructure facilities / services in industrial clusters by supplementing the cluster development schemes available from Government of India.
l Providing subsidy assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises setup in industrially backward areas and also to specific sub-sectors like Agro Industries, Sago, Tea, Coir, etc.
l Providing special capital subsidy assistance to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in thrust sectors, set up anywhere in the State.
l Providing back-ended interest subsidy assistance to Micro, Smalland Medium Enterprises for Technology Upgradation and Modernisation.
l Promote entrepreneur development and sector specific skill development training programmes to match the emerging skill needs in coordination with industry.
l Taking up evaluation of the working of the various schemes and also continuously reviewing procedures to ensure simplification and procedural re-engineering with third party assistance.
l Ensuring faster and timely flow of credit and extending the process of Credit Guarantee Fund Trust Scheme (CGFTS) to cover all loans to the Micro Enterprises sector.
l Providing and ensuring access to information for availing of benefit of various promotional schemes of Government.
l Provide incentives for adoption of low cost environment-friendly technologies.
l Mitigate incipient sickness and rehabilitation of sick Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
l Promote Industry-Academia-Government collaboration for Research and Development, innovations and diffusion of technology in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Sector.
l Simplifying regulations and procedures and ensure speedier clearances by Single Window Clearance mechanism.
“Tamil Nadu shall be the ICT Hub of South Asia by creating a knowledge driven ecosystem, leveraging entrepreneurship and promoting socially inclusive growth to achieve a 25% production share of the Indian ICT industry.”

 Nurturing Talent in Tamil Nadu
1. A task force will be set up for developing technical institutes in the State into centres of excellence. Each Centre of Excellence would adopt neighboring ITIs and Polytechnics.
2. ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu: an institution to ‘Train the Trainers’ in order to upgrade curriculum, enhance skills of all the faculty engaged in teaching ICT related disciplines in the State and development of content will be set up.
3. The State will facilitate setting up of ‘finishing’ schools with a focus on socially and economically weaker sections.
4. Each autonomous college/university will include industry representatives in the syllabus committee to align the curriculum with the needs of the industry.
5. The State would encourage the industry to develop a standardized ICT aptitude test. The tests will be conducted across the State and the scores obtained in these tests could
be used during recruitment by ICT firms.
6. IT infrastructure in the form of a computer lab with broadband internet connectivity will be made available in all High and Higher Secondary schools in the State by end of 2011.
7. School and College curriculum will focus on soft skills like communication skills and personality development. The government shall identify knowledge partners to develop the content for the new curriculum.
8. New teaching methodologies leveraging ICT would be actively explored for better learning by students across schools in Tamil Nadu.

Boosting Research & Development

1. The State will take steps to establish institutes of higher learning with focus on the ICT Sector in collaboration with the Government of India. The institutes would focus on both fundamental and applied research.

2. The State will facilitate partnership between educational institutes and industry to identify specific areas of research and provide incentives for students from Tamil Nadu to take up doctoral and post doctoral research in the ICT area.
3. Outstanding students and employees across the State will be offered scholarships to take up research. The government will collaborate with industry to provide such sponsorships.
4. Government will encourage industry to set up labs in existing institutes for specific research initiatives. Industry may also ‘adopt’ existing labs & upgrade facilities. The Government will facilitate interaction between educational institutions and industry.
5. The Government of Tamil Nadu will explore the feasibility of setting up Research Parks in the State.

Encourage Entrepreneurs
1. The Government will encourage institutions to establish incubation centres and commit resources specifically for this purpose. The incubation centres would provide guidance in
terms of technical knowledge, provide managerial assistance and help in obtaining resources.
2. The Government will introduce entrepreneurship as a subject in all engineering colleges. A part of this course shall provide for regular interaction with entrepreneurs to give students a first hand interaction with entrepreneurs facilitating knowledge and
experience transfer.

Fiscal Incentives (Structured Package)

1. New, IT-ITES facilities setup in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts with an investment in eligible fixed assets of over Rs. 250 crores in a period of 3 years would be eligible for a structured package of incentives to be decided on a case-to-case basis. This structured package of incentives would give due weight to investment, employment and potential for attracting further investment. The package would be available to IT-ITES companies who make the investment for own use and would not be available to developers. In case of any district other than Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram
districts this minimum investment will be Rs. 150 crores, in a period of 3 years.

2. Expansion projects within the existing IT-ITES facility in case of Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram Districts with an investment in eligible fixed assets of over Rs. 250 crores in a period of 3 years would be eligible for a structured package of incentives to be decided on a case-to-case basis. In case of any district other than Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram districts this minimum investment will be Rs. 150 crores.

Special Incentives for setting up IT-ITES Industries in Tier II and Tier III locations

Definition: With the exception of the areas falling under the Chennai (Metropolitan Area) Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram Districts, all other locations within the State of Tamil Nadu will be treated as Tier II and Tier III locations for the purpose of availing these incentives.
Capital Subsidy and Electricity Tax Exemption
A back-ended State Capital Subsidy and Electricity tax exemption on power purchased from TNEB or generated from captive sources would be sanctioned for all IT-ITES units, based on investment in eligible fixed assets made within 3 years from start of commercial production and employment as below:

I. New IT-ITES as well as expansion units investing between Rs.5 crores and Rs 50 crores and employing more than 100 direct workers would be eligible for a capital subsidy of Rs.30 lakhs and electricity tax exemption for 2 years;

II. New IT-ITES as well as expansion units investing between Rs.50 crores and Rs.100 crores, and employing more than 200 direct workers would be eligible for a capital subsidy of Rs.60 lakhs and electricity tax exemption for 3 years;
III. New IT-ITES as well as expansion units investing between
Rs.100 crores and Rs.200 crores and employing more than 300
direct workers would be eligible for capital subsidy of Rs. 100
lakhs and electricity tax exemption for 4 years;
IV. New IT-ITES as well as Expansion Units investing Rs. 200 crores and above and employing more than 400 direct workers would be eligible for a capital subsidy of Rs. 1.5 crores and electricity tax exemption for 5 years from the date of commercial
production.
V. IT/ ITES units located within specified Special Economic Zones will be provided an additional 50% capital subsidy over and above the eligible limit.

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