SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 17: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting of concerned Officers to review the progress on grant of permission with respect to establishment of Industries under Single Window System (SWS), at his office here.The meeting was attended in person by Javed Y Dar, Chief Engineer KPDCL; Mehmood Ahmad Shah, Director Handicraft and Handloom; Saloni Rai, Director Industries and Commerce; GM SICOP; SE PWD; SE PHE; DC State Taxes; Project Engineer SICOP; RD PCE PCB and Assistant Director H&H.Besides, the meeting was also attended by DCs/ ADCs of all districts of Kashmir through video conferencing.At the outset, the meeting discussed threadbare status of linkage of services for operationalizing the unified platform for availing different services for establishment of units by the industrialists.The Div Com directed that till the time the platform gets started URL linkage of various services provided by different departments can be done with the I&C deptt website.The Director I&C informed the chair that so far 3500 applications have been received in Kashmir division out of which appraisal of 2500 has been done which has been approved by High Level Land Allotment Committee and of these 1300 units have been provided allotment orders and 750 have also made payment.Terming the Single Window System as novel initiative of government, the Div Com said that SWS will help applicants to track the status of their cases and it will also ensure transparency on part of resolution of cases.The meeting also held discussion on approach roads of industrial estates and other necessary facilities like electricity, water etc.The Div Com sought details of width of approach roads to Industrial Estates in various districts and directed District Administrations to ensure widening of existing approach roads where ever required by acquiring state or kahcharai land to ensure smooth movement of even bigger vehicles like trawlers.
