The Centre will grant financial assistance of Rs 200 crore for industrial projects under various schemes, in Himachal Pradesh, including establishment of two new industrial townships in the state.
The Centre will provide financial assistance of Rs 100 crore for the two new industrial townships at Kandrori in Kangra and Pandoga in Una district, which are estimated to cost Rs 218 crore.
The Union Ministry for Industry and Commerce also approved industrial infrastructure projects worth Rs 72.17 crore, under the ASIDE scheme in the state, for setting up of an export warehouse and a composite pharma-testing laboratory at Baddi, along with upgrade of the power grid at the export promotion park there.
The project, to establish a common effluent treatment plant at Kala Amb in Sirmour district, has also received clearance from the ministry.
The ministry also gave its approval for a 10,000 million tonne capacity new apple juice concentrate plant by HPMC at Gumma, in Shimla district, at an estimated cost of Rs 15 crore. Upgrading of the existing HPMC plant at Parwanoo, at an estimated cost of Rs 12 crore, was also cleared.
The upgrade would enhance the crushing capacity of the Parwanoo plant from an annual 10,000 to 20,000 million tonne.
The setting up of similar plants in the Kangra and Una districts were also agreed upon in principle.