Jamshedpur: The land allotment committee (LAC) of the regional office of the Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) held a meeting on Thursday. The meeting was held to select companies that will be allotted land in accordance with the rules of the state industry department.
Out of the 46 companies that applied for land, apparently 22 have been selected. The names of the companies that have been selected will be uploaded on the JIADA portal soon.
Besides, the Project Consultation Committee (PCC) of the regional board reviewed the progress of the upcoming projects in Adityapur and Kandra under Seraikela-Kharsawan district. Notably, the LAC and PCC of the regional board held their respective meetings for the second time this year.
“The committees reviewed the progress of the proposed projects and land allotment,” the regional deputy director of JIADA, Prem Ranjan, said.
“Due to the lockdown and the pandemic, the pace of the projects was badly hit. But since the beginning of 2021, the regional office has sped up the process of clearing projects and Thursday’s meeting should be viewed in that context,” an ancillary owner said on the condition of anonymity.
Notably, the state industry director, Jeetendra Singh, during his visit to the Adityapur industrial area in January, reviewed the progress of the works undertaken by the regional office and directed the officials to pace up the process of land allotment and infrastructure development. The director had also interacted with the entrepreneurs to learn about the bottlenecks impeding the implementation of the projects.
The state government it has been learnt is keen on increasing the number of industrial units in the area in an effort to generate more jobs for the skilled local youths.