CHENNAI | Aug 12, 2016: Tamil Nadu minister for rural industries K T Rajenthra Bhalaji on Thursday announced in the state assembly that the government proposed to develop a single window portal for MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) to file applications online for various clearances, permits and licenses.
The minister said an online registry would be created at a cost of 169 crore in districts like Ariyalur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Villupuram, Virdhunagar to grant mining rights to MSME and SMEs. "Our state has more than 12.94 lakh registered units that employ more than 80.81 lakh persons. A state industries centre will be set up in Guindy for 5.16 lakh to assist entrepreneurs, including foreigners, by providing information on the state's various schemes," said the minister.
For online booking of Amma cement, the state government will open an e-portal at a cost of 1 crore . "As many as 65 computer tablets will be purchased for 25 lakh and issued to managers for live monitoring of cement movement. Ariyalur and Alangulam cement factories will be upgraded at a cost of 4 crore and fitted with high-end devices and cutting-edge technology," said the minister. For skill development of works in the cement factories, the state will set aside an investment of 50 lakh, he added.
The Tamil Nadu Cements Corporation Ltd cement factory will be expanded to include production of stoneware pipes and the Alangulam asbestos sheet production unit will be converted into a manufacturing hub for refractory bricks.
Around 209 acres of vacant land has been identified in Tirupur for installation of solar and wind power plants, he said.
For workers at paper mills in Manaparai near Trichy, the government will be building additional quarters for labourers and 80 buildings are to be built at a cost of 15 crore. The Tamil Nadu Minerals Ltd's unit in Manali for granite stones will be upgraded at a cost of 6 crore.
Children n government schools will be provided iodised salt free of cost. "The scheme would cost 25 lakh and we hope to enrich our children's diet with much needed iodine and iron. Children in interior districts do not have the benefit of iodised salt like those along the coastline," he said.
(Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/)