Punjab-Investment and Industrial
Policies
New
Industries Policy 2009 New
Punjab was the first Indian State
to use agricultural technology to engineer a “Green
Revolution”, recording the highest growth rate in food
production. Today, with its rich agricultural resources
and favourable climate, the state continues to be one of
the largest producers of food grains and cash crops in the
country. Punjab contributes 68 per cent to the annual food
production of India. Punjab’s large agriculture base
gives it a competitive advantage in industries such as food
processing and textiles.
The Information Technology has been
globally recognized as an important vehicle of “growth
and development” in the new millennium. India has come
of age and embraced Information Technology (IT) as the principal
engine of rapid growth. The Government of Punjab is committed
to deploy IT as an effective tool for catalyzing accelerated
economic growth, efficient governance and human resource
development to ensure that Punjab becomes a full and equal
partner in India’s resolve to become an IT superpower;
infact the Punjab be one of the favoured IT destinations.
Notification
Textile Policy 2006
Textile Industry occupies a unique
position in India, being one of the earliest to come into
existence in the country. In Punjab also this Industry is
making significant contribution to the State’s economy
and to the national foreign exchange earnings. It adds about
19% to the total industrial production in the State and
contributes to nearly 38% of the total exports from Punjab.
Textile is the only Industry which is self-reliant and complete
in value addition i.e. from raw material to the highest
value added products - garments / made-ups. Therefore, the
growth and development of this Industry has a significant
bearing on the overall development of the economy.
Periphery
Policy
The Chandigarh Periphery Controlled
area was created with the twin objectives of ensuring a planned
future expansion of the New Capital City and to prevent mushrooming
of unplanned construction around it. The Punjab New Capital
(Periphery) Control act, 1952 accordingly aimed at regulating
the use of land and preventing unauthorized and unplanned
urbanization in a 16 kilometre periphery.
Since then, planned satellite townships
of SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Panchkula have come up in the Periphery
in addition to a large cantonment. Further in 1990, the State
Government declared an area of 10,000 Acres near Dera Bassi,
falling within 23 villages of Patiala district, to be a Free
Enterprise Zone (FEZ), where the setting up of industries
was to be permitted.
Tourism
Policy 2003
To develop tourism as the major industry
of Punjab by providing leadership and organizational &
strategic direction, to improve the quality of the tourism
product, to develop places of tourist interest, to provide
necessary facilities for all categories of tourists and
pilgrims, to market Punjab Tourism Products internationally
and domestically so as to provide employment and for the
economic, environmental, social and cultural benefit of
our citizens.
Textile
Policy 2006
In pursuance of Clause 1.3 of "Industrial
Policy – 2003" which inter-alia provides for creation
of special thrust in the area where Punjab has an advantage
in terms of cost & competitiveness, the Governor of Punjab
is pleased to notify the Textile Policy 2006 as under to encourage
the Textile Industry in the State of Punjab:
Textile Industry occupies a unique position
in India, being one of the earliest to come into existence
in the country. In Punjab also this Industry is making significant
contribution to the State’s economy and to the national
foreign exchange earnings. It adds about 19% to the total
industrial production in the State and contributes to nearly
38% of the total exports from Punjab. Textile is the only
Industry which is self-reliant and complete in value addition
i.e. from raw material to the highest value added products
- garments / made-ups. Therefore, the growth and development
of this Industry has a significant bearing on the overall
development of the economy.
Web
Policy New
The Government of Punjab is committed
to deploy IT as an effective tool for catalyzing accelerated
economic growth, efficient governance and human resource development.
The Government recognizes the need of using Web Potential
in bridging the gap between the Government and the Citizen.
Wherever citizen interface is involved,
Web enabled applications will be developed. All public domain
information like official gazette notifications, acts, rules,
regulations, circulars, policies and programme documents would
be digitized and made available for electronic access on Web.
The entire effort of developing and hosting websites of different
Departments, Boards & Corporations needs to streamlined
and integrated. To achieve this, it is important to have common
guidelines and policy for the Website Development, Hosting
and Maintenance for various State Government Departments,
Boards and Corporations.
Water
Policy 2008 (Draft)
Water is the most essential natural
resource for life, next to air, a basic human need, the
most important input for all development activities and
a precious State natural resource. Efforts need to be made
to develop, plan, conserve, utilize and manage this important
resource, both surface and ground water, in a judicious,
equitable sustainable and sound economic manner. This should
be guided by the State and national perspective, to support
the growth of State’s economy and well being of the
population in response to growing demand for drinking water,
agricultural production, industrial production and generation
of electricity.
|
