DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Dec 18
The delegation of Chamber of Commerce & Industry Jammu today met the Chief Secretary Sh. Atal Dulloo, IAS. At the outset Sh. Arun Gupta expressed heartiest congratulations and welcomed Sh. Atal Dulloo, IAS on assuming the charge of Highest and prestigious post of Chief Secretary UT of J&K. During interaction Sh. Arun Gupta apprised the Chief Secretary that Although the government is trying is level best for the development and beautification of Tawi River banks and creating a fresh water lake.
The project needs to be expedited and more such projects are also required to be taken in hand to attract pilgrims / tourists to the city of temples as in near future the train is going to be reach Kashmir Valley.
Further the work on the Mubarak Mandi Heritage complex is going on at snails pace.
We request that the work on the said project should be expedited and the light and sound system over there should also be started at the earliest.
Arun Gupta also requested that Patnitop should be developed as a tourist hub for which it is necessary to allow commercial activities over there on the pattern of Gulmarg and Pahalgam. During interaction Sh. Arun Gupta briefed the Chief Secretary that inspite of depositing the prescribed fee by the allottee of Shiv Market Railway Station have not be executed since last morethan `15 years the same should be expedited.
He also apprised the Chief Secretary that the lease deeds of some allottees of Sabzi Mandi and Fruit Mandi Narwal have expired the same should be renewed after charging minimum possible premium. Further some allottee of Bahu Plaza commercial shops have not been given procession and lease deeds executed with them the same should also be expedited.
It was also impressed upon the Chief Secretary that the delayed payment act which at present is applicable to MSME registered units be available to MSME registered firms also.
Further the GST structure in respect of Dhabas, Halwaies and Tea Stalls needs to be reexamined and slash down are in the alternative the composite tax level be raised to 50 lacs. The limit of e-way bills be enhanced from existing 50 thousand to Rs. 1 lac .
Arun Gupta also demanded that the old damaged water pipes should be removed and fresh pipes be laid so that the people can get portable drinking water. Government should formulate a scheme allowing ownership rights of leasehold Industrial land to local sons of soil / entrepreneurs after a period of 25 years of first/ original allotment of land after charging a nominal amount as conversion fee. The other Office bearers who accompanied the delegation include Sh. Anil Gupta, Sr. Vice President CCI, Sh. Rajeev Gupta, Jr. Vice President CCI, Sh. Manish Gupta, Secretary General CCI and Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Secretary CCI.
