SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has disclosed investment commitments of Rs 1,500 crore through four major MoUs signed with private companies since 2021, while stating that land allotment for industrial projects remains incomplete in Jammu and is still underway in Kashmir.
The details were provided by the Industries and Commerce Department in response to Unstarred D. No. 1/6/189, tabled by MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who sought information on industrial investment, land allotment, incentives and employment generated in Jammu and Kashmir.
The four company-specific MoUs involved proposed investments of Rs 200 crore by Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited, Rs 300 crore by Haldiram Snacks Private Limited, Rs 700 crore by Sintex Advance Plastic Limited and Rs 300 crore by Yida Chemicals Pvt Limited.
The MoU with Apollo Hospitals was signed on December 28, 2021, with proposed employment of 1,000 persons. Land has been allotted to the company, according to the Government.
The following day, December 27, 2021, the department signed an MoU with Haldiram Snacks Private Limited for a proposed investment of Rs 300 crore and employment of 1,000 persons. Although land was allotted, the company subsequently surrendered it.
Two more MoUs were signed during the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in 2024. Sintex Advance Plastic Limited proposed to invest Rs 700 crore and employ 700 persons, and land has been allotted to the company. Yida Chemicals Pvt Limited proposed an investment of Rs 300 crore and employment of 300 persons but did not proceed with the proposal.
The Government also disclosed that the Industries and Commerce Department signed an MoU with the National Stock Exchange during 2025-26 to promote trade and investment among MSMEs established in Jammu and Kashmir.
Another MoU was signed during 2026-27 under the Tex-RAMPS (Textiles, Research, Assessment, Monitoring and Policy Support) scheme of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
On industrial land, the department said 6,208 applications that were complete in all respects were available on the J&K single-window system as of January 31, 2026. Of these, 1,181 applications were from Jammu division and 5,027 from Kashmir.
A provisional merit and ranking list covering 6,280 applications was also prepared and placed in the public domain, the Government said.
The land allotment process in Jammu has been completed for the applications taken up there, with 464 units allotted 2,451 kanals of land. However, 717 units in Jammu division could not be allotted land because the available industrial land had been exhausted.
The land allotment process in Kashmir was still underway, according to the reply.
The department also listed land identified for industrial purposes during 2024-25 and 2025-26 at several locations across Jammu and Kashmir. These included 5,000 kanals at Panjgrain in Nagrota, 2,127 kanals at Khour in Jammu, 1,212 kanals and 12 marlas at Dinga Amb in Kathua, 511 kanals at Brazloo in Kulgam, 400 kanals at Nowgam in Srinagar and 315 kanals at Bidhard in Anantnag, among other locations.
Land transferred to the Industries and Commerce Department during the same period included 1,212 kanals and 12 marlas at Dinga Amb in Kathua, 850 kanals at Gurha Slathia in Samba, 500 kanals and 13 marlas at Nambal in Reasi, 208 kanals at Kotan in Mendhar, Poonch, and other parcels.
The department’s estate-wise data also showed that several newly developed or transferred industrial sites had substantial vacant land. At Dinga Amb, 46 plots had been allotted and 11 units established, leaving 1,166 kanals and 12 marlas vacant. At Nambal, Reasi, 377 plots had been allotted and 61 units established, with 123 kanals and 13 marlas remaining vacant.
At Village Katli in Dinga Amb, Kathua, 160 plots had been allotted and 28 units established, leaving 16 kanals and one marla vacant. At Kotan in Mendhar, 127 plots had been allotted and 22 units established, with 81 kanals vacant.
The Government said new industrial estates created during 2024-25 and 2025-26 included Brah in Shangus, Anantnag, spread over 833 kanals and five marlas, and Deethu Nagnarian in Shangus, Anantnag, covering 1,094 kanals and 16 marlas. No land had been allotted or units established at either site at the time of the reply.
The J&K Industrial Policy, 2021-30 is currently in force, the Government said. It provides a range of incentives to eligible industrial units, including subsidies for diesel generator sets, automation, pollution-control equipment, green and environmental protection initiatives and quality certification.
Under the policy, existing micro units can receive turnover incentives of three per cent for five years, subject to a ceiling of Rs 10 lakh per year, while existing small, medium and large units can receive two per cent for five years, subject to a maximum of Rs 50 lakh per year.
The Government also said industrial land in notified estates was being offered at subsidised rates ranging from Rs 2.50 lakh to Rs 8 lakh per kanal, depending on the zone and size of the plot.
New units and existing units undertaking substantial expansion are also eligible for 100 per cent exemption from stamp duty on land transactions in government industrial estates, including lease and mortgage deeds. They are also exempt from court fees for registration of documents related to such land transactions.
The department said district-wise and scheme-wise details of subsidies and incentives provided to entrepreneurs during 2025-26 had been supplied separately as Annexure-A.
The reply was issued by the Under Secretary to the Government, Industries and Commerce Department, and endorsed by the Minister in Charge of the department.
