In the light of the consolidated guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs vide No.40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated April 15, the Government of J&K UT has decided to allow manufacturing of essential commodities, which include basic food processing activities, packed processed food items, pharmaceuticals, soaps, disinfectants and detergents, agro products, packaging material, cold storages, packaged drinking water and cotton masks.
However, it has been made clear that no industrial/manufacturing activity will be allowed in the Red Zone areas declared by the authorities concerned.
Similarly, the manufacturing activities which will be allowed on case to case basis and on the basis of requirement are units repairing transformers and parts thereof like HT, LT, Bush Rod, DPC Cooper and DPC Aluminium for power supply/distribution; units producing cardboard/wooden boxes for fruit packing; industries operating in rural areas; brick kilns outside the limits of Municipal Corporations and Municipalities and production units which require continuous process and their supply chain.
The Government will also allow manufacturing activities within the industrial estates for units where arrangements for stay of workers within the premises and or adjacent building is made; manufacturing of medical/health infrastructure items including raw material and intermediates; fabrication units for sanitization/fumigation tunnels and projects like development/construction and other works of industrial estates.
Print and Electronic Media, IT and IT enabled services with strength up to 50%, data and call centres for Government activities, Government approved Common Service Centres, e-commerce companies, courier services, cold storage and warehousing services including at airports, railway stations and other links in the logistic chain, private security services and facilities for maintenance and upkeep of office and residential complexes, hotels/home stays/lodges/motels for accommodating persons stranded due to lockdown, medical and emergency staff will also be allowed.
However, all these manufacturing and services units will be allowed provided efforts will be made at minimizing the commuting, sanitization of high quality of premises and health and hygiene of high stand and social distancing are ensured.
Similarly, manufacturing and services units will have to ensure work from home for persons above 65 years of age and persons with co-morbidities and mandatory medical insurance for the workers. Moreover, works will not be allowed from Red Zones and colonies/basties where COVID-19 cases are suspected.
“Weekly inspections will be carried out by the teams of Functional Managers and Industry Promotion Managers to be constituted by the General Manager DICs and Directors of Industry and Commerce will supervise and ensure complete compliance”, reads the order.
About the procedure to be followed for operationalization of the units allowed, the Government order said that units falling in the category of essential supplies production/services as permitted shall apply to General Manager DICs with details of workers and production line to be started. They shall also indicate requirement of vehicles and manpower movement passes.
After verification of details the GM DICs will forward request to the Director Industries, who will issue orders for permission to operate the units. Units holders will not approach the Deputy Commissioner office directly and they will approach GM DICs of respective districts to get passes for vehicles and individuals who have to essentially commute for running the units.
“Any unit if found violating the requirements/compliances will be liable for strict action and permission to operate the unit shall be withdrawn”, read the order.
However, it has been made clear that no industrial/manufacturing activity will be allowed in the Red Zone areas declared by the authorities concerned.
Similarly, the manufacturing activities which will be allowed on case to case basis and on the basis of requirement are units repairing transformers and parts thereof like HT, LT, Bush Rod, DPC Cooper and DPC Aluminium for power supply/distribution; units producing cardboard/wooden boxes for fruit packing; industries operating in rural areas; brick kilns outside the limits of Municipal Corporations and Municipalities and production units which require continuous process and their supply chain.
The Government will also allow manufacturing activities within the industrial estates for units where arrangements for stay of workers within the premises and or adjacent building is made; manufacturing of medical/health infrastructure items including raw material and intermediates; fabrication units for sanitization/fumigation tunnels and projects like development/construction and other works of industrial estates.
Print and Electronic Media, IT and IT enabled services with strength up to 50%, data and call centres for Government activities, Government approved Common Service Centres, e-commerce companies, courier services, cold storage and warehousing services including at airports, railway stations and other links in the logistic chain, private security services and facilities for maintenance and upkeep of office and residential complexes, hotels/home stays/lodges/motels for accommodating persons stranded due to lockdown, medical and emergency staff will also be allowed.
However, all these manufacturing and services units will be allowed provided efforts will be made at minimizing the commuting, sanitization of high quality of premises and health and hygiene of high stand and social distancing are ensured.
Similarly, manufacturing and services units will have to ensure work from home for persons above 65 years of age and persons with co-morbidities and mandatory medical insurance for the workers. Moreover, works will not be allowed from Red Zones and colonies/basties where COVID-19 cases are suspected.
“Weekly inspections will be carried out by the teams of Functional Managers and Industry Promotion Managers to be constituted by the General Manager DICs and Directors of Industry and Commerce will supervise and ensure complete compliance”, reads the order.
About the procedure to be followed for operationalization of the units allowed, the Government order said that units falling in the category of essential supplies production/services as permitted shall apply to General Manager DICs with details of workers and production line to be started. They shall also indicate requirement of vehicles and manpower movement passes.
After verification of details the GM DICs will forward request to the Director Industries, who will issue orders for permission to operate the units. Units holders will not approach the Deputy Commissioner office directly and they will approach GM DICs of respective districts to get passes for vehicles and individuals who have to essentially commute for running the units.
“Any unit if found violating the requirements/compliances will be liable for strict action and permission to operate the unit shall be withdrawn”, read the order.
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