Landing on Ingenuity
Mir Mohammed Ali IAS
Director of Industries and Commerce
Private Industrial Estate
The Private Industrial Estate scheme is a government policy initiative to address the scarcity of industrial land, boost industrial development, create more job opportunities for the youth of the state and attract more investment in the industrial sector. Entities (companies, cooperatives, partnerships, consortium of MSMEs) and families with a minimum of ten acres of land can apply to set up a private industrial estate. Those with a minimum of five acres of land can apply to set up a Standard Design Factory (SDF). Entities and families can also apply to set up an SDF. Those who have leased land for a term of 30 years or more can also apply for developer permit. A single-window clearance board is established in each private industrial estate. It is this clearance board that issues the building permit in private industrial estates. The industrial land for which a private industrial estate developer permit has been granted will be eligible for all the benefits provided under the Kerala Single Window Clearance Board, Industrial Township Area Development Act 1999.
The government will provide financial assistance to the developer for setting up basic facilities like electricity, water, gas, drainage, ETP/ CETP, laboratory, testing certification etc. The government will provide financial assistance of up to a maximum of ₹3 crore to a private industrial estate by earmarking ₹30 lakh per acre. The amount will be reimbursed as soon as the private industrial estate completes the development of basic infrastructure. The land on which a private industrial estate is proposed to be established should not fall under the categories of Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and Plantation, Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land & Wet Land Act 2008. In the said estates, land may be allotted to industries except RED category. The application for this project shall be submitted through the web portal http://pie.industry. kerala.gov.in/public/index.php/industrialist . The district level committee reviews the applications and submits it to the Director of Industries and Commerce and then the decision to grant the private industrial estate permit is taken by a high-level committee consisting of 7 Department Secretaries. The chairman of this committee is the Principal Secretary, Industries and the convener is the Director of Industries and Commerce. The other members are the Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Local Self Government, Water Resources, Power and Environment.
Campus Industrial Park
The Campus Industrial Park Project is an innovative project launched by the government to utilize the unused land under the jurisdiction of higher educational institutions across the state for industrial purposes. This project will help to overcome the shortage of land for industrial purposes, to develop industrial awareness among the student community and to strengthen the linkages between industrial institutions and educational institutions. The project also envisages the industrial production of products developed through research in educational institutions. Government/private educational institutions (Arts & Science Colleges, Professional Colleges, Technical Colleges, etc.) having at least five acres of land can set up a campus for industrial parks. A minimum of two acres of land is required for setting up a Standard Design Factory (SDF). The permit is granted for 30 years.
The government will provide financial assistance up to ₹1.5 crore (₹20 lakh per acre) to the educational institution for developing essential infrastructure, including roads, electricity, drainage, and laboratory facilities. Additionally, a financial aid of ₹1.5 crore is available for setting up Standard Design Factories (SDFs) and related basic amenities. This funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis upon the completion of infrastructure facilities. The land on which a campus industrial park is proposed to be established should not fall under the categories of Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and Plantation, Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land & Wet Land Act 2008. The application for this project shall be submitted through the web portal https://cip.industry. kerala.gov.in/index.php/public. The district level committee reviews the applications and submits it to the Director of Industries and Commerce and then the decision to grant the private industrial estate permit is taken by a high-level committee consisting of 8 Department Secretaries. The chairman of this committee is the Principal Secretary, Industries and the convener is the Director of Industries and Commerce.