Rationalise open access tariff: Industry

Chandigarh, October 26

In order to give impetus to investment in the state, many top honchos of the corporate sector suggested measures and also expressed their concerns towards some of the impediments.

Sanjiv Mehta, chairman & managing director of India’s largest FMCG company, Hindustan Unilever Limited, requested the state government to incentivise the industry using renewable energy. “The government must rationalise the open access tariff to boost the industry and renewable energy.” Executive chairman, Arcelor Mittal, Lakshmi N Mittal, suggested the state government should introduce PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme on the lines of the Centre to boost investment. He also suggested the state government to set up petro and petrochemical investment region hub in the Malwa region. Mittal further said allowing change of land use (CLU) from agricultural to industrial should be through self-certification.

Prakash P Hinduja of the Hinduja Group expressed concern over environmental issues caused by stubble burning and suggested the state government that it could tackle the issue with Japanese and Italian technology. — TNS