Bihar Gazette, 29 November 2021

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No. 4321—Introdu 2020 has been notified v dated 26/08/2020. To imp or. investment into the sector.

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2. Listing of Machines and Equipments.—

2.1. A list of machines and equipments will be prepared and cost norm shall be worked out for saw mill, plywood units, veneer mills, furniture making units, artisans etc. The list can be added, updated and upgraded as per the need and challenges of the sector to keep pace with the updation of technology. The projects proposing machines other than the listed machines and equipment shall be scrutinized by the TSG for the purpose and rate and shall be sent to the PMC for approved.

2.2. List of Machines/ equipments required for Saw Mill units - Annexure I

2.3. List of Machines / equipments required for Veneer Mill units - Annexure II

2.4. List of Machines / equipments required for Plywood units - Annexure III

2.5. List of Machines / equipments required for Furniture making units- Annexure IVA

2.6. List of Machines/ equipments required for Modern Furniture making unit- Annexure IVB

2.7. List of Machines / equipments required for Artisans units - Annexure V

2.8. Bamboo/ Cane/paper and other wood based units-Annexure VI Note- Other Equipments shall be added to the list as per requirement. Since the guidelines envisages integration of different types of units to optimize usage of resources, reduce wastage, enhance quality and cost effectiveness, so as per requirement, Investor can mix and match among the machines listed in different Annexures such as Saw Mill units, Veneer units, Plywood units, Furniture making units, Modern Furniture making units, Artisans units, and Bamboo/Cane/Paper units etc.

3. Who can Apply.—New investors / Entrepreneurs /Existing Wood Based units / Artisans/ Local Furniture making units/ Bamboo products making units shall be eligible for financial assistance under this guidelines. The investors may apply as proprietorship, partnership, LLP, trust or societies registered under the relevant Act, company etc.

4. Eligibility.—

4.1. Investors for Category A and B

4.1.1. The applicant should have a sound financial background. The net worth of the applicant(s) should not be less than the subsidy amount sought for.

4.1.2. The land for the project, if any shall be arranged by the applicant either by purchase or on lease of at least 30 years and it should be registered in the name of the proposing unit. 4.1.3. Any investor / applicant who has availed financial assistance for a project under this policy of the Government of Bihar, shall not be eligible to apply for another project under the same policy until one month after operationalization of the earlier project.

4.1.4. Proposals will be considered eligible subject to fulfillment of conditions prescribed in the guidelines. The proposals will be selected:

a. Firstly, on merit. This would be based on different factors, inter-alia, innovation, employment generation, amount of investment, uniqueness of project in Bihar, use of local resources etc.,

b. Secondly, date of submission of complete application. subject to the availability of budget till the time, the number of projects as per the annual targets gets exhausted.

4.2. Artisans For Category C and D

4.2.1. The skilled, semi-skilled artisans Support to Small Furniture and other wood based artifact making units employing not less than 10 labours of local furniture making units and,

4.2.2. Artisans who are domicile of Bihar engaged in wood based

works.

5. The Investor / Applicant of Category A and B would be responsible for the

following:

5.1. Reading all the policy related documents and details carefully and submission of the applications as per the requisite guidelines.

5.2. Formulating the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and ensuring timely execution of the project as per the submitted schedule of implementation in the application format.

5.3. Ensuring timely and judicious end-usage (as applied and approved) of the finance and grant availed for the project.

5.4. Obtaining statutory approvals/clearances including environmental clearances, which are prerequisite for commencement and operation of the Project.

5.5. To achieve financial closure and ensure timely completion of the project in specified timelines.

5.6. Own and maintain the enabling infrastructure. 5.7. Maintaining proper accounts of the project implementation and the maintenance of infrastructure and facilities after commissioning of the project. Submission of annual report about the functioning of the project along with a copy of the audited accounts up to 5 years from the date of commissioning of the project.

5.8. Reporting to the Department about the timely progress of the project (Submit due progress report with pictures / photographs of site) and facilitate monitoring and inspection as and when required.

5.9. Adherence to all the Terms and Conditions contained in the agreement with the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar.

6. When to Apply .—The applications shall be submitted online and it will be a continuous process.

7. Obtaining application.—Applications and information about subsidy under different categories can be obtained from the department's website i.e.http://forest.bih.nic.in/

8. How to Apply :

8.1 The duly filled up application and detailed project proposal shall be submitted online and queries, if any, shall also be raised online which will be intimated to the applicant through e-mail/ sms also (if given).

8.2 In case of Category A projects, where the applicant is eligible for and willing to avail incentives under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016, applicant will have to first avail Stage-1 clearance from the State Investment Promotion Board and then apply on online portal of Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (DEFCC) with Stage-1 clearance letter issued by the SIPB Secretariat. Those applicants who are not willing to avail incentives under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 may directly apply on online portal of DEFCC.

8.2.1 Under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016, only those expansion/ modernization units are eligible for subsidy wherein the installed capacity is increasing at least by 25% of the existing installed capacity prior to such expansion/ modernization. Similarly, in case of diversification, only those units are eligible where the project cost of the diversification is at least 25% of the Project cost of existing Unit. Further, in terms of Clause 2(4)(g) of Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016, only those Units are eligible for incentives under the Policy where the investment is Rs. 25 lacs or more or provides employment to 25 workers/ persons.

8.3 In case of Category B projects, the applicant will have to first avail Stage-1 clearance from the State Investment Promotion Board and then apply on online portal of DEFCC with Stage-1 clearance letter issued by the SIPB Secretariat.

8.3.1 In terms of Clause 2(4)(g) of Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016, only those Units are eligible for incentives under the Policy where the investment is Rs. 25 lacs or more or it provides employment to 25 workers/ persons.

8.4 For the purpose of project cost evaluation by SIPB, cost of plants and machinery, cost of civil construction, cost of land and working capital offered under this guidelines shall be taken into consideration.

9. Beneficiary Selection .—The beneficiaries under Category A and B shall be selected as per the modality provided under para 4.1.4. For the beneficiaries under category C and D, selection will be done on "first come first served" basis. District wise target may be allocated for category C and D. However, under Category D individual artisans applying in clusters shall be given preference.

10. Budget .—A separate budget shall be earmarked for the purpose of providing financial assistance under the guidelines. In addition, the Department shall earmark funds for extending benefit of this policy to SC, ST, EBC, Women, Third Gender, Differently abled, Acid attack victim or war widows. Subject to meeting the basic eligibility criteria the beneficiaries will be given preference in sanctioning of the projects under the policy to the extent of earmarked allocation of fund for each category.

11. Integrated Clearance System .—A dedicated system shall be established for the purpose of clearance and approval of investment proposal. The clearances to the investment proposal will be provided in four stages as prescribed below:

11.1. Technical Scrutiny by TSG(Stage I).— The TSG will carefully scrutinize the application with respect to completeness, eligibility(cજ્ઞ્ફૂ:૧) 5 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 and genuineness. While scrutinizing the applications, expert representatives from different sectors skill councils or other specialized institutions may be invited. The TSG shall necessarily classify the broad sector, quantum of investment, feasibility of proposal, machines and equipments required, technology proposed and location etc. of the proposed investment. The TSG may prescribe a list of information and/or documents that may be required to be additionally furnished by the applicant. After vetting the application, TSG will send it to the DFO for comments/ feedback/ recommendation. The DFO will submit his/her recommendations online. After incorporating the comments/ feedback/ recommendations of the DFO, TSG will provide Technical Recommendation. The Technical recommendation along with comments/ feedback/ recommendations from the DFO will be submitted to the PMC online for its consideration. All applications along with the above-mentioned recommendations have to be necessarily submitted to the PMC.

11.2. In principle approval by PMC (Stage II).—Stage II approval refers to in principle approval of financial assistance to the project submitted by the applicant. The PMC shall consider the technical recommendation of TSG along with the comments/ feedback/ recommendations of the concerned DFO. If necessary, the applicant may also be called for giving a presentation before the PMC. Based on the availability of budget as well as the merits of the project and their date of submission of complete application, PMC may either reject the proposal or give the in-principle approval to the project. In case of number of suitable applications exceeding the available budget, PMC may decide on a waiting list as per the priority decided by it. The calculation of project cost for the purpose of determining the subsidy and quantum of financial assistance to be given shall be decided at this stage as per the Guidelines.

11.3. Verification by TSG/ DFO (Stage III).— After in principle approval, the applicant shall commence the implementation of the project. Before the actual disbursement of subsidy, field verification shall be done by the DFO. For this purpose, the request for release of fund, after purchase and installation of plant and machinery by the applicant, shall be desk scrutinized by the TSG and shall be forwarded online to the DFO. The DFO will conduct physical verification, scrutinize the bills and documents and submit his/her recommendation for release of the funds online.

11.4. Disbursal of Financial Assistance (Stage IV).— After the receipt of field report from the DFO, and approval of the competent authority, the 1st Installment of 50% of the admissible subsidy shall be released as per process given in para 11.5. The applicant shall submit the required documents/ proofs online. Similarly, the applicant has to apply for the 2nd installment of 50% after commencement of commercial production by the unit / project.This request will be similarly processed as that for the release of first installment and the admissible subsidy shall be released as per6 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 process given in para 11.5. The Funds shall be released to the beneficiary through Direct Debit Transfer after due verification and approval of the competent authority.

11.5. Change in project/ quantum of subsidy.— In case there is no change in the approved project/ quantum of subsidy and there is no adversity found in desk scrutiny and field verification, then after the completion of these two stages of scrutiny, the request for release of fund shall be forwarded online to the nodal officer who shall release the fund within the stipulated timeline. However, in case of any change in the approved project or quantum of subsidy or any adversity found in desk scrutiny or field verification, the request for release of fund along with the comment/ feedback of TSG and DFO shall be placed before the PMC for taking appropriate decision and release of fund shall be as per this decision.

12. Time Line for Processing at DEFCC :

12.1. Stage I (Technical Scrutiny by TSG)-

a. In case of any deficiency in the application, demand of documents/ additional information shall be raised within 7 working days. b. After receipt of complete application, the scrutiny by TSG shall be done within 15 working days and shall be forwarded online to the DFO.

c. DFO shall submit comments/ feedback/ recommendation online within 10 working days.

d. The proposal shall be forwarded online for consideration of PMC within 7 working days of receipt of report.

12.2. Stage II (In principle approval by PMC)-Within 30 days after receipt of proposal on completion of Stage I.

12.3. Stage III (Verification by TSG/DFO)-

a. Desk scrutiny by TSG within 7 working days after receipt of request for release of first or second tranche of subsidy.

b. Field verification and submission of report by DFO within 10 working days after receipt of request forwarded by the TSG.

12.4. Stage IV (Disbursal of Financial Assistance) -

a. Within 7 working days of completion of Stage III and forwarding of request to the Nodal Officer, subject to availability of Budget, in case there is no change in the approved project/ quantum of subsidy.

b. In case of requirement of revised consideration by PMC, after completion of Stage III, PMC shall consider and take appropriate decision within 30 days and release of fund as per the decision of PMC shall be done by the Nodal Officer within 7 working days of communication of decision of the PMC subject to availability of fund.

13. Time Line For Investor.—For Category A and B, the timeline for installation of machines / equipment/ Civil work etc and making the unit operational is 18 months from the date of communication of in-principle approval (Stage II), extendable up to maximum 6 months in case of reasons beyond investors' control. This extension of period upto 6 months shall be permitted by PMC after scrutiny of investor's request by TSG/ DFO. The machine and equipment/ other structures shall be available for inspection up to(cજ્ઞ્ફૂ:૧) 7 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA), 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 5 years from the date of release of 2nd Installment of subsidy. Inspection can be done by the Nodal Officer or any forest officer not below the rank of ACF. However, detailed instructions regarding frequency and scope of inspections shall be issued by the PMC.

14. Processing and Monitoring of Application Forms :

14.1. An online system shall be established for submission/ processing/ monitoring/ disposal of application forms as well as all subsequent processes.

14.2. The Nodal Officer shall be responsible for regular monitoring of the processing of application/ request to ensure that the timelines are adhered to at all stages.

14.3. The Nodal Officer shall be authorized for communication of in- principle approval as well as for subsequent permissions and release of funds.

15. Measures to simplify process and procedures :

15.1. The PMC can simplify the procedures, process, inspections, fund release, monitoring, verifications etc for speedy approvals and execution of proposals.

15.2. Rationalization of the inspection for clearances. - A joint inspection by all the competent authorities shall be encouraged for the clearances which require inspection.

16. Fees for processing applications.—Non-refundable application fees shall be collected from the applicant by the Department. Amount of application fees will be decided by PMC from time to time.

17. Technical Support Group (TSG).—The DEFCC constitute Technical Support Group (TSG) to facilitate investors to apply under this guidelines and to support PMC in bringing investors, hand holding investors, scrutiny of the proposal, subsidy calculation, subsidy disbursal, execution and monitoring. The TSG will be comprised of four expert members of three different fields as under :

agencies shall be invited to provide technical manpower of the above mentioned fields.

18. Project Management Committee (PMC).—The Department shall constitute a Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of the guidelines. The PMC will provide approval for the proposals received and provide clearances on release of capital subsidy under this guidelines to the investors/Artisans. The PMC will be of following composition:

19. Financial Incentives and Eligible Units.—The guidelines aims to promote investment in wood based Industries/units in the State through extending an additional support (apart from those enshrined in the BIIPP, 2016) for the individual investors / Artisans as well as to create an enabling environment for promoting wood based industries in Bihar.

1. Cost norms for tools, plant and machinery shall be as per the Annexures to this Guidelines.

2. (i) The case of the units under Category A or Category B, which wishes to avail the incentive under BIPP 2016, the date of commencement of commercial production shall be the same as determined by Department of Industries, as per procedure given in BIPP - 2016, Annexure I – Definitions, A – General Definitions 7 (Date of Production). In such cases, the release of 2nd installment shall be considered only after determination of this date by the Department of Industries.

(ii) However, if any unit under Category B does not want to avail any benefit under BIPP - 2016, they would give a declaration to that effect both to DEFCC and Department of Industries and after Stage – I clearance from SIPB, rest all processing including the date of commencement of commercial production shall be as per the declaration of the investor and approved by PMC after due field verification, as provided in this guidelines.

(iii) Any unit under Category A, which does not wish to avail any benefit under BIPP – 2016, shall directly apply to DEFCC.

20. Dovetailing with Central and State Government policies and guidelines.— Dovetailing of incentives with the Central Government and State Government guidelines will be permitted and they shall be over and above the proposed subsidy.

Provided that, if the investor avails incentives under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 or its successor policies, then the sum total of interest subvention incentive under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 and capital subsidy under Bihar Wood Based Industries Investment Promotion Policy, 2020 shall not exceed the monetary ceiling provided in para 5.2.1 of the Bihar Wood Based Industries Investment Promotion Policy, 2020. It is clarified that incentives other than interest subvention under Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 would be over and above the ceiling provided in para 5.2.1. of the Bihar Wood Based Industries Investment Promotion Policy, 2020.

21. Special Incentive Package for Extremely Backward Classes, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe investors .—In order to promote EBC/SC/ST investors in the State, entrepreneurs under these categories shall avail 5% additional subsidy under the policy. However, the overall monetary ceiling of the subsidy shall remain the same. The department shall earmark funds for these categories of entrepreneurs.

22. Special Incentive Package for Women, Differently abled persons, War widows, Acid attack victims and Third gender investors.—In order to promote investment amongst the women, differently abled persons, war widows, acid attack victims and third gender investors, entrepreneurs under above categories avail 5% additional subsidy under the policy. However, the overall monetary ceiling of the subsidy10 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 shall remain the same. The department may earmark funds for these categories of entrepreneurs.

Note - An applicant can take the benefit of special incentive package under only one of the categories provided in para 21 and para 22 above.

23. Budget .—

23.1. Annual Action Plan (AAP)/ Budget shall be prepared by TSG under the supervision of the nodal officer.

23.2. While preparing the AAP/ Budget, indicative earmarking of funds shall be done separately for Category C and Category D.

23.3. For the special categories falling under para 21 and para 22 above, separate funds shall be earmarked.

23.4. For the Categories C and D, a minimum number of targeted beneficiaries may be decided for each of the districts.

23.5. Under Category C and D the Melas-cum-Training sessions may be organized by the department/DFO where machine / equipment, manufactures/ suppliers, beneficiary and departmental officers will be present so that the beneficiaries have the opportunity of purchasing standard machine tools/equipments of their choice. The detailed modalities shall be decided by the PMC.

24. Procurement of Machinery/ equipment.—The beneficiary/ investor is free to choose any brand as per his/her choice. However, the subsidy will be restricted to the extent of cost norm. The machine and equipments should be of reasonable quality certified by authorized agency, if any.

25. Training and Capacity Building .—

25.1. TSG will prepare the Training and Demonstration schedule as a component of the Annual Action Plans.

25.2. DEFCC will partner with industry/ institutions/ skill council for training and demonstration for beneficiary in the desired area.

25.3. DFO will identify beneficiaries for training and demonstration under category C and D and facilitate them in filing the online application. The list shall be provided to the nodal officer, who will compile it and maintain the record.

25.4. For Category C a maximum of INR 20,000 out of INR 2,00,000 and for Category D a maximum of INR 5,000 out of INR 50,000 may be utilized for Training and Capacity Building of the beneficiary. If lesser amount is spent on Training and Capacity Building, then the rest amount up to the monetary ceiling shall be utilized in provision of tools and equipments to the beneficiaries. If the training cost is more than the monetary ceiling then additional expenditure shall be borne from the fund available under the budget head as part of Annual Action Plan.

25.5. Manufacturers may be engaged as partners for demonstration of machines and equipment.

25.6. Depending on the requirements, DEFCC may purchase machinery and equipment for demonstration. The proposals for purchase of machinery for demonstration will be submitted by the TSG along with Annual Action Plan. However, the purchase of machinery would be done from the general budget of the Department. The proposals will be considered by the PMC for allocation of funds.

25.7. All demonstrations will be carried out under close supervision of TSG, which shall be recorded and documented. Analysis shall be made to bring out cost effectiveness and benefits of technology. Success story of demonstrations will be documented and disseminated for the benefits of other beneficiaries in the State.

25.8. TSG will monitor the outcome of training and demonstration in terms of improvement in skills, and adoption of technologies etc. and report to PMC from time to time.

26. Roles and responsibility.—Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change shall be the nodal department for implementation of this guidelines. The Roles and Responsibilities of PMC, TSG and DFO are as follows.

27. Project Management Committee.—

PMC shall be the State Apex body which will:

27.1. Oversee all activities of the operational guideline to achieve the overall target of improving investment, technology penetration and upgradation, upskilling, removing bottlenecks in project execution.

27.2. Provide overall direction and guidance for the implementation of the guideline.

27.3. Monitor and review the progress and performance of the guideline. 27.4. Decide the amount of application fees from time to time.

The committee will meet as per need. However, as far as possible, at least one meeting in a month shall be organized.

28. Technical Support Group and Nodal officer :

28.1. The Technical Support Group shall provide necessary support to PMC and work under day to day supervision of Nodal officer.

28.2. TSG shall help in the planning, hand holding investors, scrutiny, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of various interventions in the guidelines and provide feedback to the nodal officer. 28.3. TSG shall prepare State level Annual Action Plan in consonance with guidelines goals and objectives taking into account tentative outlay as communicated by State Government at the beginning of the Financial Year (March- April).

28.4. TSG shall compare the tentative costs given by the applicant of those components for which cost norms/pattern of financial assistance have been provided for in the Guidelines and record its observations/recommendations. For the components proposed by the applicant, which are not provided in the guidelines, the TSG shall explore the market price and record its observations/recommendations as to the reasonableness of the proposal.

28.5. Utilize the services of Subject Matter Specialist available with State Government and other Institutes functioning in the State, if need be through the Nodal Officer.

28.6. TSG will ensure smooth functional linkages among different stakeholders.

28.7. Maintain and update the list of machines/equipments/tools along with technical specifications, details of manufacturers, dealers and their market price based on market study and study/visit of leading industries of that sector. This shall act as a guidance for the12 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 potential applicants and may also serve as the basis for adding new equipments along with cost norms in this guidelines.

28.8. Compile materials and conduct workshops, seminars and training programme for all stake-holders with support from industry. 28.9. Prepare physical and financial reports on monthly basis on selection of beneficiary and release of financial assistance.

28.10. The TSG will carefully scrutinize all the applications, filed online, for completeness, ensure eligibility and genuineness. The TSG shall necessarily classify the broad sector, quantum of investment, feasibility of proposal, machines and equipments required, technology proposed and location etc. of the proposed investment. The TSG may prescribe a list of information and/or documents that may be required to be additionally furnished by the applicant. After vetting the application, TSG will send it to DFO for comments/ feedback/ recommendation. DFO will submit their recommendations online. After incorporating the comments/ feedback/ recommendations, TSG will provide Technical Recommendation. The Technical recommendation along with comments/ feedback/ recommendations from DFO will be submitted to the PMC online for its consideration. All applications along with the above-mentioned recommendations have to be necessarily submitted to the PMC.

28.11. As part of Stage III, the request for release of fund, after purchase and installation of plant and machinery by the applicant, shall be desk scrutinized by the TSG and shall be forwarded online to the DFO. DFO will conduct physical verification, scrutinize the bills and documents and submit his recommendation for release of the funds online. In case there is no change in the approved project/ amount of subsidy and there is no adversity found in desk scrutiny and field verification, then after the completion of these two stages of scrutiny, the request for release of fund shall be forwarded online to the nodal officer for release of first installment.

28.12. Similarly, the request of the applicant for the 2nd installment of 50% after commencement of commercial production of the unit / project, will be processed by the TSG, as the request for release of first installment.

28.13. In case of any change in the approved project or quantum of subsidy or any adversity found in desk scrutiny or field verification, the request for release of fund along with the comment/ feedback of TSG and DFO, in place of forwarding to Nodal Officer, shall be forwarded by the TSG to the PMC for taking appropriate decision and the release of fund shall be as per this decision.

28.14. TSG shall prepare the agenda for the PMC meetings under the supervision of the Nodal Officer.

29. Divisional Forest Officer(DFO) .—

29.1. Timely field verification of project and submission of comments/ feedback/ recommendation as per Stage I, Stage III and Stage IV.

29.2. Monitoring of implementation of the projects/utilization of financial assistance.

29.3. Periodic inspection of the projects after their operationalization up to 5 years to monitor the proper utilization of financial assistance and the assets created under the project.

29.4. Identification of suitable beneficiaries as per the target in the Annual Action Plan for category C and D and facilitating submission of their online application. Ensure that the benefits under the guidelines are not extended repeatedly to the same beneficiary.

29.5. Organize Melas-cum-Training sessions for pre-selected beneficiaries of Categories C and D, where machine / equipment manufactures/ suppliers, beneficiary and departmental officers will be present so that the beneficiaries have the opportunity of purchasing standard machine tools/equipments of their choice. The detailed modalities shall be decided by the PMC.

30. Project Cost.—

30.1. The Project Cost, for the purpose of calculation of subsidy shall mean and include the cost of plants and machinery, cost of civil construction, cost of land and working capital,

30.2. Provided that the working capital for this purpose of calculating project cost for the subsidy shall be maximum of 20% of the projected annual turnover,

30.3. Provided that in the project cost considered for incentive calculation under this policy, the cost of land shall not exceed a limit of 10% of the total proposed investment other than the land. Thus, in the approved project cost either the actual cost of land mentioned in the project report or 10% of the total proposed investment excluding the land, whichever is less, will be considered,

30.4. Provided that Land value shall be taken as the MVR of the area or the cost of the land of industrial area, as the case may be,

30.5. Provided that theindicative unit cost for tools, plants and machinery for the purpose of evaluating project cost shall be taken as per the Annexures to this guideline.

30.6. Provided that new unit cost and specifications for tool, plants and machinery for the purpose shall be added as and when new technologies and machines are available following the due process of approval.

31. Branding.—The TSG and Nodal officer shall develop a logo for the purpose of branding. This logo shall be provided to the beneficiaries and other wood-based industries of Bihar through a registration process who can use this logo for brand development.

32. Market Development.—A market may be developed where farmers can sell the timber etc to the wood-based industries as a common market place. Further a virtual market may also be developed where buyers and sellers can meet.

33. Grievance / Appeal .—The Grievance redressal system would be as follows: Level 1- Nodal Officer: After receiving the grievance, submitted by the investor online, the Nodal Officer will resolve the issue within 15 days.

Level 2 - PMC: In case the Grievance is not redressed within 15 days by the Nodal officer or the investor is not satisfied with the14 BIHAR GAZETTE (EXTRA) 29TH NOVEMBER 2021 resolution in Level 1, the issue may be referred to PMC. The PMC shall resolve the issue within 1 month.

Level 3 - Minister (DEFCC): In case the Grievance is not redressed within 30 days by the PMC or the investor is not satisfied with the resolution in Level 2, the issue may be referred to the Minister (DEFCC).

34. Facilitation Desk.—A facilitation desk under the nodal officer shall be constituted to help the investors in resolving queries, project preparation, identification of machines, cost discovery, hand holding in online submission and finalizing the project submission.

35. Penalty.—If any false declaration is given for the purpose of availing incentives or if incentives are availed for a unit that was not eligible or any violation of the condition of this policy, the amount of capital subsidy is liable to be recovered from the date of availing such benefit along with the interest compounded annually @ 18% per annum. In case of non-payment within the stipulated time, the State Government may recover such amounts including interest as arrears of land revenue.

36. Miscellaneous.—

36.1. Terms used in this guidelines shall have the same meaning as defined in the Bihar Wood Based Industries Investment Promotion Policy, 2020. It is further clarified that various terms used in this policy/guidelines would carry the same meaning as in the Bihar Industrial Investment Promotion Policy, 2016 (BIIPP-2016) unless specified otherwise in the Policy.

36.2. This guidelines will come into effect from the date of issue of notification and will remain in operation till 31st March 2025.

By order of the Governor

DIPAK KUMAR SINGH,

Principal Secretary.

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