EXECUTIVEPAGESIncentives for Private Investment in Jammu & Kashmir
In order to facilitate investments in Union Territory (UT) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the following
incentives are offered to attract entrepreneurs by the UT:
- Allotment of land at subsidized rate.
- Cheaper Power Tariffs.
- Subsidy on purchase & installation of DG set.
- Subsidy on installation of Quality Control/Testing Equipments.
Additionally Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade is implementing following Packages
for providing incentives to industries in UT of Jammu & Kashmir:
Special Package-I&II (from 14.06.2002 to 14.06.2017): The Scheme provides (i) Central Capital Invest-
ment Incentive (30% of the investment in plant & machinery with an upper limit of Rs. 5 crore), (ii)
Central Interest Incentive (3% interest on working capital for 5 years) and (iii) Central Comprehensive
Insurance Incentive (Reimbursement of 100% insurance premium for 5 years).
Industrial Development Scheme (IDS) (From 15.06.2017-31.03.2020): The scheme provides (i) Cen-
tral Capital Investment Incentive (30% of the investment in plant & machinery with an upper limit of Rs.
5 crore), (ii) Central Interest Incentive (3% interest on working capital for 5 years), (iii) Central Compre-
hensive Insurance Incentive (Reimbursement of 100% insurance premium for 5 years), (iv) Income Tax
Reimbursement of centre’s share for 5 years, (v) GST reimbursement of Central Govt. share of CGST &
IGST for 5 years, (vi) Employment Incentive under which additional 3.67% of the employer’s contribution
to EPF in addition to Govt. bearing 8.33% Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) contribution of the employer
in PMRPY and (vii) Transport incentive on finished goods movement by Railways(20% cost of the trans-
portation), by Inland Waterways Authority (20% of the cost of transportation) & by air (33% of cost
transportation of air freight) from the station/port/airport nearest to unit to the station/port/airport nearest
to the destination point.
Also, under this scheme a single unit can avail overall benefits up to Rs. 200 Crore.
Besides the above, following steps have also been undertaken by UT of J&K to spur investment:
- Ease of Doing Business has been strengthened.
- Land Bank for new investments has been identified.
- 14 Focus Sectors for investment have been identified & policies in all these sectors have been drafted.
The Government of India is fully committed to the overall development and several steps, including
preparation of a new Industrial policy, are being taken to boost trade, industry, investment and employ-
ment in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
Further, schemes/projects under Prime Minister’s Development Package are under various stages of
implementation. This package comprises of 63 major development projects in Road, Power, Health,
Tourism, Agriculture, Horticulture & Skill Development sectors.
Post abolition of Article 370, 160 units have been formally registered in various District Industries Cen-
tres with total investment amounting to Rs. 187.28 crore. Further 493 units have also been registered
provisionally with an investment of Rs. 836.82 crore.
This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha on March 13, 2020.
Some of the potential sectors listed by the Jammu & Kashmir State Industrial Development Corporation
(J&K SIDCO) are: Silk Reeling Yarn and Yarn spun from silk waste. Woven fabric of silk or silk waste; Wool
& woven fabrics of wool; Woven fabrics of cotton and Handicrafts.
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