Com Min To Meet Environ Min On Manufacturing Policy Tomorrow
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 7,
July 2011
"The ministers are scheduled to meet tomorrow and are likely to discuss issues such as the proposed policy and environmental clearances for various projects," a Commerce Ministry official said.
Several large projects like Posco in Orissa and Lavasa in Pune, have been delayed due to controversies over alleged flouting of green norms.
The draft manufacturing policy, which aims to attract overseas investments besides increasing the share of manufacturing in the GDP, has been stuck due to inter- ministerial differences, with the opposition coming mainly from the labour and environment ministries.
It suggests that industries in National Manufacturing Investment Zones (NMIZs) - big enclaves which could even subsume special economic zones - should be given flexibilities to downsize labour. Read the full report here.
Source: MSN News, New Delhi.
