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Government approves Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu & Kashmir

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..... Government approves Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu & Kashmir - News and Press Release Dated:- 7-1-2021 - News - Government approves Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu Kashmir For the first time, any industrial incentive scheme is taking the industrial development to the block level Scheme is upto the year 2037 at a total cost of S .....

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..... 77; 28,400 crore Scheme while encouraging new investment, also nurtures the existing industries in J K by providing them working capital support at the rate of 5% for 5 years Main purpose of the scheme is to generate employment which directly leads to the socio economic development of the region Aims at development of Manufacturing as well as Service Sector Units in J K Scheme .....

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..... visualises larger role of UT of J K The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiin its meeting yesterday considered and approved the proposal of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu Kashmir. The scheme is approved with a total outlay of ₹ 28,400 crore upto the ye .....

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..... ar 2037. Government of India has formulated New Industrial Development Scheme for Jammu Kashmir (J K IDS, 2021) as Central Sector Scheme for the development of Industries in the UT of Jammu Kashmir. The main purpose of the scheme is to generate employment which directly leads to the socio economic development of the area. Considering the historic development of reorganization of Jammu .....

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..... Kashmir with effect from 31.10.2019 into UT of Jammu Kashmir under the J K Reorganisation Act, 2019, the present scheme is being implemented with the vision that industry and service led development of J K needs to be given a fresh thrust with emphasis on job creation, skill development and sustainable development by attracting new investment and nurturing the existing ones. The followin .....

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..... g incentives would be available under the scheme: Capital Investment Incentive at the rate of 30% in Zone A and 50% in Zone B on investment made in Plant Machinery (in manufacturing) or construction of building and other durable physical assets(in service sector) is available. Units with an investment upto ₹ 50 crore will be eligible to avail this incentive. Maximum limit of in .....

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..... centive is ₹ 5 crore and ₹ 7.5 crore in Zone A Zone B respectively Capital Interest subvention : At the annual rate of 6% for maximum 7 years on loan amount up to ₹ 500 crore for investment in plant and machinery (in manufacturing) or construction of building and all other durable physical assets(in service sector). GST Linked Incentive : 300% of the eligible va .....

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..... lue of actual investment made in plant and machinery (in manufacturing) or construction in building and all other durable physical assets(in service sector) for 10 years. The amount of incentive in a financial year will not exceed one-tenth of the total eligible amount of incentive. Working Capital Interest Incentive : All existing units at the annual rate of 5% for maximum 5 years. Maximu .....

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..... m limit of incentive is ₹ 1 crore. Key Features of the Scheme: Scheme is made attractive for both smaller and larger units. Smaller units with an investment in plant machinery upto ₹ 50 crore will get a capital incentive upto ₹ 7.5 crore and get capital interest subvention at the rate of 6% for maximum 7 years The scheme aims to take industrial deve .....

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..... lopment to the block level in UT of J K, which is first time in any Industrial Incentive Scheme of the Government of India and attempts for a more sustained and balanced industrial growth in the entire UT Scheme has been simplified on the lines of ease of doing business by bringing one major incentive- GST Linked Incentive- that will ensure less compliance burden without compromising on tra .....

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..... nsparency. Scheme envisages greater role of the UT of J K in registration and implementation of the scheme while having proper checks and balances by having an independent audit agency before the claims are approved It is not a reimbursement or refund of GST but gross GST is used to measure eligibility for industrial incentive to offset the disadvantages that the UT of J K face .....

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..... Earlier schemes though offered a plethora of incentives. However, the overall financial outflow was much lesser than the new scheme. Major Impact and employment generation potential: Scheme is to bring about radical transformation in the existing industrial ecosystem of J K with emphasis on job creation, skill development and sustainable development by attracting new investm .....

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..... ent and nurturing the existing ones, thereby enabling J K to compete nationally with other leading industrially developed States/UTs of the country. It is anticipated that the proposed scheme is likely to attract unprecedented investment and give direct and indirect employment to about 4.5 lakh persons. Additionally, because of the working capital interest subvention the scheme is likely to .....

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..... give indirect support to about 35,000 persons. Expenditure involved: The financial outlay of the proposed scheme is ₹ 28,400 crore for the scheme period 2020-21 to 2036-37. So far, the amount disbursed under various special package schemes is ₹ 1,123.84 crore. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementi .....

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