Overview
To help entrepreneurs establish their enterprises in Punjab, a special cell called Udyog Sahayak has been set up in the State Industries Department. Officers in Udyog Sahayak advise and assist entrepreneurs in completing all the paper work. Udyog Sahayak ensures that all the formalities regarding setting up of a unit are cleared as quickly as possible. An entrepreneur in doubt or difficulty has only to ring up the Udyog Sahayak for help. Udyog means "industry", Sahayak means "helper". (Find out more about the Udyog Sahayak in the section, Industrial Policy under Section VII: Clearance For Setting Up Of Industry --Single Window Service-

Empowered Committee. 

The entrepreneurs has to submit his
Composite Application Form for clearances in Udyog Sahayak.The state government has set time-limits for clearing various sanctions. One of the jobs of the Udyog Sahayak is to see that papers are pushed and  time limits met.

Service/Facility Time Limit
Punjab Department of Industries 
Sponsoring of composite applications to the concerned department/agency 5 days
Recommendation to GOI for Letter of Intent/Industrial License and Registration for Milk Products 2 Weeks
Sponsorship for essential Raw Material/inputs 4 Weeks
Allotment of plots in Industrial Focal Points/ Growth Centers out of "Off the Shelf" Quota 4 weeks
Incentives
Investment Incentive 4 Weeks
Sales Tax Exemption 1 Week
Any other incentive 2 Weeks
Sanction of Loan by PFC/PSIDC 8 Weeks
Registration of Boiler by Chief Inspector of Boiler 3 weeks after the receipt of application if requirements are satisfied
Punjab Department of Environment
Site approval/environmental clearance by Competent State Authority for 20 Highly Polluting Industries  2 months after receipt of application 
Adequacy Certificate from Competent State Authority (CSA) 1 month from receipt of application
NOC. from Pollution Control Board in respect of :

A. Green Category

i) Marginally polluting Industries

ii) Moderately polluting industries
B. Red Category

1 month after submission of application

15 days from the receipt of application.
 

1 month from the receipt of application.1 month from the date of receipt of application

Clearance Certificate from Pollution Control Board 1 month after submission of compliance report of NOC
Sanction to operate from Pollution Control Board in respect of :

A. Green Catagory

i) Marginally polluting industries

ii) Moderately polluting industries

B. Red Category

15 days from the receipt of application.
 

15 days from the receipt of application.

1 month from the receipt of application

3 months after submission of application.

Renewal of consent from the Pollution Control Board Within 2 month of submission of renewal request.
Chief Inspector of Factories
Site clearance for 29 hazardous industries from the point of view of health, safety and welfare of workers 2 months from receipt of complete application
Approval of factory plan under Factories Act, 1948 Within 1 month from receipt of application
License for running the factory to be issued by the field officer 2 weeks from receipt of application
Punjab State Electricity Board Sanction of Power

a) S.P. (upto 20 KW )

Issue of Demand Notice 4 weeks 
Release of connection after compliance of Demand Notice. 8 weeks

b) M.S. (21 to 99 KW)

Issue of Demand Notice 4 weeks 
Release of connection 12 weeks 

c) L.S. (upto 500 KW)

Issue of Demand notice 60 days
Release of connection 12 weeks 

d) L.S. (above 500 KW)

Feasibility study 90 days
Issue of Demand Notice 60 days 
Release of connection
11 KV
90 days

Single Window Clearance Service
The Single Window Clearance Service has been made more effective by constituting an Empowered Committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Punjab, which is fully competent to accord final clearances required by various entrepreneurs, in case the concerned department/agency does not accord the same within a specifically laid down time frame. 

Weekly Progress Report on Single Window Clearance as on 28-02-2011 reviewed in the meeting held on 28-03-2011

A. Punjab State Electricity Board 

1. Demand Notice
a. No. of applications received  since 28-02-2011 of Udyog Sahayak 17107
b. No. of demand notices issued 14912
c. No. of applications withdrawn/cancelled. 1262
d. No of applications pending 933
2. Test Report
a. Test Reports received since 28-02-2011 of Udyog Sahayak 12951
b. No. of connections released 10162
c. No. of Test Reports withdrawn/cancelled. 1881
d. No. of Test Reports pending 908

B. Punjab Pollution Control Board 

a. Applications received in PPCB for issue of NOC/Environmental clearance since
28-02-2011 of Single Window Clearance System.
1393
b. No. of NOC/Clearances issued. 1074
c. No. of NOCs refused / returned back / show cause notice 319
d No. of applications Pending  nil

C. Site Approval cum Competent State Authority  

a. Applications received in factories department for Site clearance since 28-02-2011 of Single Window Clearance System 209
b. Clearances granted 141
c Applications rejected/returned for more detail 51
d No. of applications Pending  17

All that an entrepreneur has to do is to contact

Industrial Facilitation Cell, Udyog Sahayak
Chief Coordinator,

Directorate of Industries, Punjab,

18 Himalya Marg, Udyog Bhawan,

Sector 17, Chandigarh 160017

Tel No. 91-0172-2715270, 2715320, 2715344,
2722934, 2722945, 2722931, 2722934
Fax No. 91-0172-2776992

 
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