GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4559. TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2014.

NORTH-EAST INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION POLICY

4559. DR. : SHRI : SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणि煍य और उ饍योग मंत्री (a) the physical and financial achievements of the North-East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007 during each of the last three years and the current year; (b) the number of industries of various sectors set up and employment generated since commencement of the said policy in North-Eastern States, sector and State-wise; (c) the details of the sectors likely to be included and excluded from the said policy; (d) whether the Government has provided/proposes to provide income tax and excise duty exemptions to the said industries and if so, the details thereof; (e) whether the Government proposes to revise the said policy, if so, the salient features thereof along with the time by which such revised policy is likely to be implemented; and (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote industrialization in North-Eastern States? ANSWER

वाणि煍य और उ饍योग रा煍य मंत्री (वतंत्र प्रभार)(श्रीमती निममला सीतारमि) THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a): The physical and financial achievements of the North-East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007 during last three years and the current year is at Table-1 of the Annexure;

(b): State wise information regarding industries of various sectors set up and employment generated since commencement of the said policy in North Eastern States, as reported by the State Government concerned/ nodal disbursing agency North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi), is at Table-2 of the Annexure. These include units set up in various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, cement, steel, stone crushing, ferro alloys, animal & poultry feeds, PVC pipes & fittings, G.I. pipes, power generation, hotels, hospitals, food processing etc.;

(c): At present there is no proposal to include or exclude any sector from the said policy;

(d): 100% Income Tax exemption and Excise Duty exemption based upon value addition norms is being provided under NEIIPP, 2007.

(e): At present there is no proposal to revise the said Policy.

(f): Apart from the package of fiscal incentives under NEIIPP, 2007 the Govt. is also providing transport subsidy on transportation of raw material/finished goods ranging from 50% to 90% of the transportation cost to the eligible industrial units of North Eastern States to and from the location of the industrial unit to the designated rail head under Transport Subsidy Scheme, 1971/Freight Subsidy Scheme, 2013.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4559 FOR ANSWER ON 19.12.2014 REGARDING NORTH-EAST INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION POLICY.

Table 1: PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF NORTH EAST INDUSTRIAL AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION POLICY (NEIIPP), 2007 DURING LAST THREE YEARS AND CURRENT YEAR

Central Capital Investment Central Interest Subsidy Central Comprehensive Subsidy Insurance Subsidy Physical Financial Physical Financial Physical Financial Financial Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Achievement Year (No. of units (subsidy (No. of units (subsidy (No. of units (subsidy to whom disbursed, to whom disbursed, to whom disbursed, Rs. in subsidy Rs. in crores) subsidy Rs. in crores) subsidy crores) disbursed) disbursed) disbursed)

2011-12 10 0.61 105 11.97 172 2.74

2012-13 190 128.4 329 24.99 60 0.93

2013-14 21 132.72 218 18.1 29 0.43 2014-15 (as on 30.11.2014) 23 95.41 171 25.72 68 1.87

TOTAL 244 357.14 823 80.78 329 5.97

Table 2: STATE WISE INFORMATION REGARDING INDUSTRIES OF VARIOUS SECTORS SET UP AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATED SINCE COMMENCMENT OF NEIIPP, 2007 UPTO 30.06.2014

S.No. Name of Number of Employment generated State(s) units (no. of persons) established 1 195 4730

2 11628 86007

3 895 9654 4 Meghlaya 57 2980 5 1849 15111

6 6043 24172

7 62 7481 8 1398 22170

TOTAL 22127 172305

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