Centre, States to take a call on industrial push

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal would chair a meeting of State industry ministers on September 5 to discuss ways to promote industrial growth of the country, an official said. As industry is a state subject, they are key stakeholders in promoting the sector, the official said. “Issues like ways to promote manufacturing, promotion of industries and State issues may come up for deliberations on September 5 here,” the official added.

The Centre is already taking a number of measures in this direction and that includes reducing compliance burden, promoting ease of doing business (EoDB) and setting up of industrial townships. Recently, the Government of India approved 12 new industrial cities in 10 States on the lines of Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Dholera in Gujarat to boost domestic manufacturing with an estimated investment of Rs28,602 crore.