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Govt approves FDI up to 100% for Industrial Parks
13 Mar '08
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FDI up to 100% was permitted under the automatic route in Industrial Parks vide Government of India Press Note 2(2000).
In 2005, vide Press Note 2(2005), the Government of India permitted FDI up to 100% on the automatic route in Construction development projects, etc prescribing therein, inter-alia, the conditions for minimum capitalization, minimum area requirements and lock-in of original investment.
The Government has considered the issue of whether the conditions prescribed for construction development projects vide Press Note 2(2005) should apply to Industrial Parks where FDI up to 100% was permitted since 2000.
Definitions:
"Industrial Park" is a project in which quality infrastructure facilities in the form of plots of developed land or built up space or a combination with common facilities, is developed and made available to all the allottee units for the purposes of industrial activity.
"Infrastructure" refers to facilities required for functioning of units located in the Industrial Park and includes, roads (including approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment facility, telecom network, generation and distribution of power, air conditioning.
"Common Facilities" refer to the facilities available for all the units located in the industrial park, and include facilities of power, roads (including approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment, common testing, telecom services, air conditioning, common facility buildings, industrial canteens, convention/conference halls, parking, travel desks, security service, first aid center, ambulance and other safety services, training facilities and such other facilities meant for common use of the units located in the Industrial Park.
In 2005, vide Press Note 2(2005), the Government of India permitted FDI up to 100% on the automatic route in Construction development projects, etc prescribing therein, inter-alia, the conditions for minimum capitalization, minimum area requirements and lock-in of original investment.
The Government has considered the issue of whether the conditions prescribed for construction development projects vide Press Note 2(2005) should apply to Industrial Parks where FDI up to 100% was permitted since 2000.
Definitions:
"Industrial Park" is a project in which quality infrastructure facilities in the form of plots of developed land or built up space or a combination with common facilities, is developed and made available to all the allottee units for the purposes of industrial activity.
"Infrastructure" refers to facilities required for functioning of units located in the Industrial Park and includes, roads (including approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment facility, telecom network, generation and distribution of power, air conditioning.
"Common Facilities" refer to the facilities available for all the units located in the industrial park, and include facilities of power, roads (including approach roads), water supply and sewerage, common effluent treatment, common testing, telecom services, air conditioning, common facility buildings, industrial canteens, convention/conference halls, parking, travel desks, security service, first aid center, ambulance and other safety services, training facilities and such other facilities meant for common use of the units located in the Industrial Park.
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