STATE
POLICIES

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR

XV. SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURES

The Administration has decided to take a series of steps to simplify procedures so as to ensure time bound clearances and expeditious implementation of projects.

  1. The Administration will adopt liberalised system of registration/licensing policy for all ecological friendly industries.
  2. The Administration will consider delinking the land conversion premium in respect of industries from the conversion rates applicable to the house sites which are very high.
  3. The existing stamp duty for mortgage of land and other immovable properties for availing financial assistance from state Government/Financial instutiton is very high. The Administration would consider exempting the small and tiny/SSI units from levy of stamp duty.
  4. Though, Port Blair has been declared as an export port, the Island has still no infrastructure for direct exports. The Administration would endeavour to create necessary administrative and infrastructure facilities to encourage direct export from this territory to other countries. It would take up the matter with Government of India to designate ANIIDCO as an Export House and request the customs department to upgrade its office at Port Blair so as to appraise and handle international export cargo.
  5. The SSI units find it generally difficult to timely trans-ship the raw material from Mainland to Island and finished products from Islands to Mainland ports, which results in stoppage of production for longer intervals, high working capital costs, untimely marketing there by effecting profitability. Keeping these difficulties in view, the Administration proposes to earmark 10-15% of the cargo space in all passenger cum Cargo vessels of Administrtation which ply between mainland and inter land route for transportation of Industrial raw material and finished goods.

LIST OF AGENCIES FUNCTIONING IN THE A&N ISLANDS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIES:-

  1. Directorate of Industries, Port Blair
  2. District Industries Centre, Port Blair
  3. Small Industries Service Institute (Brnach) Port Blair.
  4. A&N Consutancy Center (ANCON), Port Blair
  5. A&N Islands Integrated Development Corporation (ANIIDCO), Port Blair.
  6. A&N Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Port Blair.
  7. Coconut Development Board, Port Blair.
  8. Coir Board, Port Blair
  9. Fishery survey of India, Port Blair.
  10. Government Poly Technic, Port Blair.
  11. Industrial Training Institute, Port Blair.
  12. Handicraft, Marketing & Service Extenstion Centre, Lamba Line, Port Blair.