Srinagar, May 27: Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Vikramjit Singh on Monday chaired the 14th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) here at Civil Secretariat.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, Rural Development Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, who as one of the Directors of the organisation, shared his valuable insights on various agenda items discussed in the meeting.
Khalid Jahangir, Managing Director, JKTPO, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Director, Handicrafts & Handlooms Department, Kashmir, Tej Krishan Bhat, Special Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Association and Rakesh Kumar, Additional Secretary, Finance Department were among the Directors who attended the meeting.
Khalid Jahangir presented the agenda for the meeting and apprised the board of the action taken regarding previous board decisions.
The board discussed and deliberated on various agenda items and approved the budget estimates for the financial year 2024-25 along with the action plan for the activities to be undertaken by the JKTPO. It also approved the calendar of events proposed by JKTPO for the financial year. In addition, the meeting approved various activities to promote the ODOP products of Jammu and Kashmir, being a flagship initiative.
Some other directions and decisions were also conveyed by the Commissioner Secretary regarding various activities being carried out by JKTPO, to bolster and strengthen the organization’s working.
The Board of Directors appreciated the initiative taken by the JKTPO to generate revenue by charging participation fees from the exhibitors. He also advised to further scale-up measures to increase the quantum of revenue generation during the current financial year. It also commended JKTPO for organizing the maiden Jammu Trade Fair in February 2024 wherein 104 exhibitors from various parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand exhibited their products.
Samita Sethi, Secretary in the Industries & Commerce Department, Rayaz Hussain, Director Finance, Industries & Commerce Department, Tarsaim Kumar, Director Planning, Industries & Commerce, Sachin Dev Singh, Additional Secretary, representative from the Tourism Department, Dr. Ravi Bharti, Additional Secretary, representative from Higher Education Department, Kulraj Singh, Joint Director, representative from Handicrafts & Handlooms Department, Jammu, Vikas Goyal, CFO, representative from Export Promotion Council of Handicraft, representative from Carpet Export Promotion Council besides officers and officials from JKTPO also attended the meeting.
Ensure data validation to incentivise newly set up industrial units: Vikramjit
Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Vikramjit Singh on Monday chaired a review meeting with General Managers of all District Industries Centres (DICs) regarding the status of industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting was attended by Directors Industries and Commerce, Joint Director Industries, Chief Accounts Officer, Assistant Directors of I&C Department and other officials from the Jammu and Kashmir divisions.
The Commissioner Secretary emphasised the need to ensure that all data related to the New Central Sector Scheme undergoes rigorous validation and is maintained with high consistency.
Vikramjit highlighted the importance of focusing on units that have received Provisional Registration and stressed the necessity for regular follow-up with these unit holders. Monitoring the status of their applications under the New Central Sector Scheme (NCSS) is crucial to ensure incentivization of all the newly set up industrial units, he added.
The Commissioner Secretary directed that an updated list of units, where land has been allotted but groundwork has not started yet, be maintained. He asked for keeping a readily available list of non-functional units, reinforcing the importance of data consistency and timely information flow.
Singh instructed the DICs to identify feasible land patches for placing indents with the Revenue Department. “This will streamline the process of land allocation and ensure that potential industrial projects have the necessary land resources, backed by timely and consistent data,” he said.
