Odisha Cabinet approved certain amendments to Odisha

Odisha Cabinet approved certain amendments to Odisha MSME Development Policy ‘2022 for its smooth implementation.

The following are the amendments:-

• Some MSMEs are getting debarred to avail of higher financial incentives from the State Government because they have availed similar incentives from the Government of India. With this amendment, a differential amount of financial benefit can be extended to those, who have availed similar incentives from the Government of India, if the state policy offers higher incentives.
• Currently, there is provision of exemption of “Stamp duty” and “Land Conversion Premium” only. With this amendment, the provision of reimbursement will be added which will give an entrepreneur two options i.e. exemption or reimbursement to choose from. This will help those MSMEs which do not want to delay their project waiting for an exemption order to be issued. They can rather pay the stamp duty and land conversion premium upfront to expedite their project execution and seek reimbursement later.
• Enhancement of the timeline for condonation of delay, from the present limit of 60 days to 90 days, for filing of application for incentives by MSMEs for reasons not ascribable to them.
• To encourage environment friendly. manufacturing activities, recycling or polythene and plastic have been removed from the ‘Negative List’.
• Promote large investment (i.e. Rs.1 crore and above) in packaged drinking wate