Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has urged the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to not vacate the plots allotted to the automobile sales and service SMEs in south Gujarat.
In a representation to the GIDC managing director M Thennarasan, SGCCI stated that the GIDC authorities have been issuing notices to the automobile sales and service SMEs across south Gujarat for vacating the plots allotted to them, considering them as under commercial category.
According to the National Industries Classification (NIC)-2008 and the MSME Act, 2006, the automobile sales and services units in the GIDC falls under the category of manufacturing and service activities, said SGCCI.
Dinesh Navadiya, president of SGCCI said, “We received representation from the unit owners from south Gujarat regarding the notices issued by the GIDC for vacating the plots. We have sought legal advice into the same and that the GIDC can’t force such units considering them under the commercial category.”
Navadiya added, “We have urged the GIDC authorities to revoke their decision and allow the units to operate.”