| INDIAN
STATE : SIKKIM
Industrial Policy of Sikkim
Policy Objectives
The policy envisages:-
- Creation of an atmosphere conducive to industrial
growth, taking into consideration the available natural
resources and the local socio-economic environment.
- Maintenance of the Green State image while promoting
industrial activities.
- Rehabilitation of sick industries with comprehensive
assistance and guidance from the Department of Industry,
and privatization of select State Public Sector Undertakings.
- Enrichment of the agricultural sector through the
establishment of appropriate linkage between agriculture
and agro-based industries.
- Ensuring balanced regional development through promotion
of Khadi, Village, cottage, and tiny, small and ancillary
industries.
- Promotion of the traditional handloom, handicrafts
and artisan sector, by providing adequate support
in the form of common facilities like service centers
cheap raw material, technical inputs, marketing network
skill development, etc.
- Development of tourism as an industry.
- Development of Sikkim as a major centre for manufacture
& marketing of tea.
- Rapid Development of basic infrastructure so that
industrial Growth is facilitated.
- Encouraging self-employment and identification of
avenues for the same by providing guidance through
data bank of project-profiles and other related information.
- Promote and encourage high-value, low-volume products,
in view of the transportation-bottlenecks in the State.
- Human resource development through appropriate skill
and entrepreneurship development programmes behavioral
training, etc., at district, sub-division and block
level, to meet the emergent skill requirements of
the State within a stipulated time frame.
- Protection and promotion of interest of the local
people especially at the unskilled and semi-skilled
levels by defining norms for a minimum percentage
of employment to the local people in the industrial
units.
- Encouraging joint ventures between local entrepreneurs
and industrialist from outside the State for setting
up of industries within industrial belt area.
- Simplification of procedures and opening up of Sikkim
with a view to attract both internal and outside investors,
with respect to prospects whose long-term viability
is carefully evaluated.
Strategy for implementation of
the policy
The objects set out in the industrial policy are challenging
and require a well-defined strategy for implementation.
The Government proposes to achieve these objectives
by pursuing the following strategies:-
- Identification of thrust areas and effective promotion
of industries in these areas.
- Announcement of attractive package and fiscal incentives.
- Special promotional measures for rural and traditional
industry.
- Establishing industrial estates and growth centers
to facilitate integrated development of industry.
- Development of rehabilitation package for the sick
industries.
- Revamping the public sector undertakings.
- Creation of appropriate organization arrangements.
- Development of marketing support systems.
- Development of appropriate training facilities.
- Creation of Single Window Agency.
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