To mitigate chances of lapses in land allotment, state government on Tuesday decided to handover the task of land allotment for any investment project to district collectors, provided the investor seeks land from government.
Unlike existing system under which an investor has to approach state department of industries and its arms known as Audyogik Kendra Vikas Nigams (AKVNs), now committees headed by district collectors will be empowered to allot land to investors according to their investment plans.
However, those wanting to investment in core manufacturing sector or information technology will be allotted through both these departments only.
The state government has already formed a land bank for this purpose.
"A policy is being readied to speed up investment process in Madhya Pradesh," Narottam Mishra state parliamentary affairs and government spokesperson said.
All government land falls under state revenue department and whenever an investor demands land for investment purpose, it takes a very long route. "The revenue department transfers the land to the department of industries. The industries department then transfers it to AKVNs. After a long process the AKVNs allots land to the investor. Now each district collector will be empowered to allot land to the investors since investment is not coming up only in core manufacturing sector but also in education, medical, tourism, higher education and professional education," a source in department of industries said.
"The new system would require an investor to apply to concerned department. The department later examines the investment proposal and forwards it to district collector who will see legal issues, call for objections and then allot land after ascertaining investment proposal on merits," he added. Investors will be able to soon see available land areas in different pockets of the state online. However the district collector committee will have powers to allot land up to 4,000 sq mt in town areas and up to two hectare or worth of Rs 2 crore in other areas.
For larger demands similar committees will be formed under divisional commissioner and state chief secretary and for mega projects a committee of ministers will decide about land allotment.
According to a officials of the industries department, as many as 19 proposals have been received in healthcare and pharmaceuticals of them 7 have already been allotted land and 2 have started construction.
Similarly, in tourism sector as many as ten investors have evinced interest and of them nine have been allotted land. In higher education sector, the state has started aggressively working on ten investment proposals of them three have been issued letter of intention. In renewable energy segment 58 investors have shown interest in solar power, followed by 45 in wind power, 46 in mini hydro and one in biomass.
The information technology sector also promises big in the year 2013 with 47 new investment proposals, although land has been allotted to only three investors.
