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Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil connected Wednesday (October 29) said that the taxation collected from industries volition henceforth beryllium utilised for the improvement of infrastructure successful concern areas nether the projected Special Investment Region (SIR) scheme.
Presiding implicit a gathering with office-bearers of assorted concern associations of Mysuru astatine the Deputy Commissioner’s office, the Minister said that Karnataka aims to go a exemplary concern authorities successful the country.
He noted that respective steps person been taken to amended roads successful concern areas aft the Congress authorities came to power. “Earlier, the taxation collected from industries was being utilized by section bodies specified arsenic gram panchayats and metropolis councils for different purposes. Now, nether the SIR scheme, the aforesaid funds volition beryllium redirected for section infrastructure works including roads, drainage, and different indispensable facilities,” the Minister explained.
He directed the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru to inquire into alleged irregularities successful the organisation of compensation successful the Himmavu Industrial Area and taxable a elaborate report.
Mr. Patil assured that the implementation play for industries that person faced delays successful onshore allotment from the authorities would beryllium extended.
Industrial concerns and farmers’ issues
Mysuru Chamber of Commerce and Industries President Lingaraju raised respective issues, including mediocre roadworthy conditions successful the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) Industrial Area, pending tenders for roadworthy works contempt industries paying taxes to the Hootagalli City Council, and the hold successful allotment of concern plots. He besides sought autobus connectivity to the Hebbal Industrial Area and the operation of a flyover adjacent the Outer Ring Road junction astatine Manipal Hospital.
Representatives of different concern associations pointed retired that immoderate units could not beryllium established successful the Himmavu Industrial Area owed to non-cooperation from farmers. They requested a three-year hold to acceptable up their industries.
They besides stated that compensation was yet to beryllium paid to astir 50 farmers, and that 76 acres successful Hadaganahalli had not yet been handed implicit to the KIADB.
During the meeting, husbandman leaders alleged that though ₹18 crore had been released towards compensation successful the Himmavu area, lone 448 beneficiaries had been paid. But they claimed that galore of them were allegedly ineligible portion genuine farmers were near out. They besides complained that displaced families had not been provided employment opportunities.
Mysuru District In-charge Secretary S. Selvakumar, Industries Commissioner Gunjan Krishna, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy, office-bearers of assorted concern associations, and officials from antithetic departments were present.
