SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has drafted a policy to regulate the extension of provisional registrations of industrial units whose registrations have expired or lapsed, with the proposed framework now at the final stage.
The Industries and Commerce Department said the draft was being prepared under Clause 5.2 of the J&K Industrial Land Allotment Policy, 2021-30, after cases involving old industrial units could not be decided before the earlier Industrial Policy 2016-26 expired on March 31, 2026.
The government was responding to an unstarred question by MLA Chander Parkash Ganga on industrial land allotments made before the 2021 policy, including cases at Industrial Estate Balol.
The department said cases concerning extension of provisional registrations of units allotted land under the 2016 Industrial Policy were placed before the 49th meeting of the Apex Project Clearance Committee (APCC) on March 12, 2026, but no decision was taken.
The 2016-26 Industrial Policy subsequently lapsed on March 31, 2026. The policy had governed extension of provisional registrations for cases where land had been allotted before the J&K Industrial Land Allotment Policy 2021-30 came into force.
The department said the proposed policy would cover such old cases where provisional registrations had expired or lapsed, subject to applicants meeting the eligibility requirements laid down in the new framework.
It said the same draft policy would regulate extension of registrations in eligible cases, including those relating to Balol, but did not provide a specific timeline for completion of the process.
According to the government, 375 units had earlier received a one-time extension of provisional registration up to June 30, 2022. The extension was approved during the 48th APCC meeting in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and other circumstances and was subject to confirmation that the units had a realistic possibility of commencing production within six months.
The government said industrial land had been allotted to applicants under the J&K Industrial Policy 2016, but some units had failed to commence production even after several years.
On the Balol industrial estate, the department rejected the contention that physical possession of allotted plots remained pending for entrepreneurs who had completed the required formalities.
It said lease deeds were executed after allottees deposited 100 per cent of the land premium, following which physical possession of the allotted plots was handed over.
The department further stated that no case was pending for physical possession where the allottee had both deposited the full land premium and executed the requisite lease deed.
On the question of a special time-bound mechanism, the government reiterated that the draft policy had been formulated under Clause 5.2 of the 2021-30 Land Allotment Policy and was at the final stage.
