The policy of the
State Government is to ensure that State Government
departments and agencies under the control of the
State Government purchase their requirements of store
items from industries located inside the State. In
order to achieve this, the products of industries
located inside the State will be eligible for the
facility of preferential purchase by State Government
departments and agencies under its control. Central
Government agencies and private/joint sector industries
located inside the State will be persuaded to accord
similar facilities to products of local industries.
Simultaneously, efforts will be made to bring down
cost and achieve over all competitiveness of the products
of local industries. New industrial units coming up
in the State will be persuaded to patronize local
industries/firms for construction/supply of materials.
The
following additional incentives will be available to
new Electronics/Telecommunication (Hardware and Software)
industrial units :-
Land at Bhubaneshwar
(including Chandaka Industrial Area) will be allotted
@ Rs.5 lakh per acre.
Electronics/Telecommunication
(Hardware and Software) industrial units will be
eligible for incentives applicable to Zone-A irrespective
of their actual location.
In appropriate cases, venture
capital for technical entrepreneurs (belonging to Electronics
and Computer disciplines) up to 50% of the equity requirements,
subject to a limit of Rs. 25 lakhs (either singly or
jointly) and equity participation for other categories
of entrepreneurs up to 25%, subject to a limit of Rs.
25 lakhs will be provided. This facility will be available
for a maximum period of five years with effect from
the effective date.
Travel assistance to technical
entrepreneurs (belonging to Electronics and Computer
disciplines) to go abroad for interaction with software
industries and organisations likely to offer
software assignments. This assistance can only be availed
of by those sponsored by the Department of Science and
Technology.
Development of the Film Industry
will be supported in such manner and to such extent
as the Orissa Film Development Corporation (OFDC) may
decide with the approval of the Government. New cinema
halls mean cinema halls for which investment in land,
building and equipment has been made on or after the
effective date.
Incentives for new cinema halls
will be available to cinema halls in areas other than
urban areas having a population of 1 lakh or more according
to the 1991 census and subject to other conditions,
if any, mentioned against each incentive.
Government land wherever available
will be allotted for industrial projects, including
power projects and sub-stations of OSEB at predetermined
rates, as notified from time to time. The following
rates shall apply until further order:
Category
Rate
for land located within Municipal/ NAC area (per
acre)
Rate
for land outside Municipal/ NAC area (per acre)
New industrial units with contract
demand up to 500 KVA will be exempted from payment of
electricity duty for a period of 5 years from the date
of power supply.
New industrial units with contract
demand between 500 KVA and 5000 KVA will be exempted
from payment of 50 per cent of electricity duty for
a period of 5 years from the date of power supply if
they are located in Zone-A. For new industrial units
located in Zone- B and C, this exemption shall be respectively
35 per cent and 25 per cent for 5 years.
New industrial
units with contract demand between 5,000 KVA and 10,000
KVA will be exempted from payment of 25 per cent of
electricity duty payable or a period of 5 years from
the date of power supply if these are set up in Zone-A,
15 per cent in Zone- B
and 10 per cent in Zone-C.
