...but State Govt praised

STATE AGRICULTURE Minister and Minister in-charge of Kanpur, Dr Ashok Bajpai, said the State government had provided enough exemption in the new industrial policy to boost the industrial sector.

STATE AGRICULTURE Minister and Minister in-charge of Kanpur, Dr Ashok Bajpai, said the State government had provided enough exemption in the new industrial policy to boost the industrial sector. Talking to newspersons here, Bajpai cited the examples of the rebate in registration fee land bought for industrial use and Mandi Tax for agriculture based industries. Bajpai said as most of the taxes were levelled by the Central government, the role of the State government was limited. However, he said as the State was being supplied enough electricity to meet industrial requirements, efforts were on to ensure 24-hour electricity supply to the industrial area.

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Bajpai said private industries had been invited to invest in the agricultural industries of the State. He informed that few potato chips producers had complained about inadequate quality of potato produced in the State. To maintain quality industries had been requested to provide the seeds to the farmers.

Bajpai expressed satisfaction over law and order in Kanpur which had improved in the last few months. When reminded that few innocent people were killed in encounters, he said it was being enquired by the government.

Bajpai said that all over state farmers were told about the new methods of harvesting and other support, Besides, they had been taught the ways of rainwater harvesting. When asked about the incomplete rainwater harvesting project at the Government Inter College, Bajpai expressed annoyance and blamed the forest and nagar nigam department for delay in the project.