(a) the steps taken by the Government under the new Industrial Policy to attract investment in the respective States particularly West Bengal during the last five years;
(b) the sectors in which investment has so far been made in these States during the said period, location-wise, together with the amount of investment made in this regard; and
(c) the necessary steps being taken and proposed to be taken by the Government for expeditious industrilisation in the country especially in West Bengal?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY(SHRI E.V.K.S. ELANGOVAN)
(a) to (c): Under the liberalized Industrial Policy, decision to set up industry depends upon the commercial judgment of the entrepreneur which, in turn, is also based on the initiatives taken by the State Government by way of providing basic infrastructural facilities and other incentives. Industrial Development is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government. The Central Government supports the efforts by providing support/incentive under its various Schemes, particularly for development of industrially disadvantageous areas. Under the Growth Centre Scheme, three Growth Centres at Bolpur, Jalpaiguri and Malda in West Bengal have been sanctioned. Further, under the Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme, project proposals in respect of three clusters in West Bengal, namely
(i) Foundry Park, Howrah
(ii) Multi Industry Cluster, Haldia and
(iii) Rubber Cluster, Howrah have also been approved.
The Statewise and Sectorwise distribution of investment proposals based on the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda (IEMs) filed and Letters of Intent (LOIs)/Direct Industrial Licences (DILs) issued during the last five years is at Annexure I & II respectively.
Annexure-I
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1260
Statewise investment proposals (IEMs+LOIs+DILs) during the period 1.4.2000 to 31.3.2005
Name of the State No. of Proposals Proposed Investment (Rupees Crore)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0 0 Andhra Pradesh 1435 91027 Arunachal Pradesh 20 235 Assam 258 2567 Bihar 40 468 Chandigarh 11 37 Chhattisgarh 847 80285 Dadra & N Haveli 626 9885 Daman & Diu 268 1445 Delhi 32 73 Goa 205 2672 Gujarat 1931 94357 Haryana 923 14082 Himachal Pradesh 235 5619 Jammu & Kashmir 257 4437 Jharkhand 277 12264 Karnataka 898 35190 Kerala 114 1564 Lakshadweep 0 0 Madhya Pradesh 449 12785 Maharashtra 3417 68179 Manipur 2 3 Meghalaya 168 1654 Mizoram 0 0 Nagaland 8 16086 Orissa 526 69999 Pondicherry 202 2785 Punjab 610 20342 Rajasthan 749 10045 Sikkim 8 261 Tamil Nadu 1436 66315 Tripura 26 1093 Uttar Pradesh 1543 29921 Uttaranchal 383 5007 West Bengal 1604 34365 Location in more 11 50 than one State Total 19513 701071
Name of the Scheduled Industry No. of Proposals Proposed Investment (Rupees Crore) Mettalurgical Industries 3340 170718 Fuels 147 132014 Boilers & Steam Gen Plants 7 72 Prime Movers 380 5485 Electrical Industries 1147 102042 Telecommunication 172 3596 Transportation 260 5406 Industrial Machinery 411 8614 Machine Tools 56 487 Agricultural Machinery 33 1062 Earth Moving Machinery 7 44 Misc.Mechanical Industries 893 8689 Comml/H.Hold Equpt 47 1092 Medical & Surgical Appliances 40 333 Industrial Instruments 10 122 Scientific Instruments 51 537 Math, Survey & Drawing Equpts 1 110 Fertilizers 273 3598 Chemical other than Fertilizers 1609 36323 Photographic raw film & Paper 0 0 Dye stuffs 26 132 Drugs & Pharmaceuticals 735 7717 Textiles 2579 25109 Paper & Pulp 424 18464 Sugar 798 33813 Fermenation Industries 879 13867 Food Processing Industries 887 6239 Vanaspathi,Vegoil&Fats 556 4768 Soap,Cosmetics & Toiletries 236 3550 Rubber Goods 169 2781 Leather and Leather Products 129 427 Glue and Gelatin 16 542 Glass 115 3865 Ceramics 165 3479 Cement and Gypsum 314 18623 Timber Products 37 172 Defence Industries 28 3135 Miscellaneous Industries 2536 74044 Total 19513 701071