Chapter II CONSTITUTION, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE DISTRICT

COMMITTEES, STATE COMMITTEE, SPECIAL COMMITTEES, EMPOWERED COMMITTEE, STATE BOARD AND NODAL AGENCIES

State Government may, by notification, constitute a District Single Window Clearance Committee for each district, which shall consist of the District Collector as the Chairman and eight other members for such term as may be specified in the notification.

1. (2) The District Committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions namely: -
   • (i) to meet at such times and places as the Chairman of the Committee may decide and shall transact business as per the procedure as may be prescribed;
   • (ii) to receive applications for all clearances for setting up industrial units with proposed investment upto the amount notified under Section 21;
   • (iii) to review and monitor the processing of applications by the competent authorities and to forward the orders of the competent authorities to the applicant;
   • (iv) to inform the applicant of the date on which the application was received by the competent authority and the date on which such application may be deemed to have been approved in the case of deemed approval;
   • (v) to forward cases with remarks and relevant documents to the State Committee for decision under Section 17;
   • (vi) to invite competent authorities or experts, who are not members of the Committee, as special invitees for any meeting of the District Committee as desired by the Chairman of the Committee;
   • (vii) the Member of the District Committee shall attend the meeting convened under clause (i) personally and in case he is unable to attend the meeting, he may depute a senior level officer with a written authorisation to take appropriate decision in the meeting;
   • (viii) such other powers and functions as may be prescribed.

Government may, by notification, constitute a State Committee known as the State Single Window Clearance Committee, which shall consist of the Commissioner of Industries as the Chairman with ten other members for such term as may be specified in the notification.

1. (2) The State Committee shall exercise the following powers and perform the following functions namely:-
   • (i) to meet at such times and places as the Chairman of the Committee may decide and shall transact business as per the procedure as may be prescribed;
   • (ii) to receive all applications for clearances for setting up industrial units with proposed investment more than the amount notified under Section 21;
   • (iii) to review and monitor the processing of applications by the competent authorities and District Committees and to forward the orders of the competent authority to the applicant;
   • (iv) to inform the applicant of the date on which the application was received by the competent authority and the date on which such application maybe deemed to have been approved in the case of deemed approval;
   • (v) to forward cases with remarks and relevant documents to the Empowered Committee for decision under Section 19;
   • (vi) to invite competent authorities or experts, who are not members of the Committee, as special invitees for any meeting as desired by the Chairman of the State Committee;
   • (vii) the Member of the State Committee shall attend the meeting convened under clause (i) personally and in case he is unable to attend the meeting, he may depute a senior level officer with a written authorisation to take appropriate decision in the meeting;
   • (viii) such other powers and functions as may be prescribed.

Government may, by notification, constitute Special Single Window Clearance Committees for any specified purpose, specified area or specified sector and delegate to them such powers and functions as the Government may deem fit.

1. (2) The Special Committee shall consist of such number of members of whom one shall be nominated by notification as Chairman by Government.

Government may notify the State Investment Promotion Committee as the Empowered Committee.

1. (2) The Empowered Committee shall, -
   • (i) review and monitor the disposal of applications by the District Committees and State Committee, and competent authorities;
   • (ii) consider and decide cases under Sections 18 and 19;
   • (iii) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The powers and functions entrusted to the State Investment Promotion Committee as Empowered Committee under the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to the regular powers exercised and functions discharged by the State Investment Promotion Committee.
3. (4) The decisions of the Empowered Committee shall be binding on the

Constitution, powers and functions of State Board - (1) The Government may notify the State Investment Promotion Board as the State Board.

1. (2) The State Board shall,-
   • (i) review and monitor the disposal of applications by the District Committees, State Committee and competent authorities;
   • (ii) consider and decide cases under Section 20 and cases referred under proviso to Section 17(2) and proviso to Section 19(2);
   • (iii) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed.
2. (3) The powers and functions entrusted to the State Investment Promotion Board as State Board under the provisions of this Act shall be in addition to the regular powers exercised and functions discharged by the State Investment Promotion Board.
3. (4) The orders passed by the State Board for issuing clearances shall be final and binding on the Empowered Committee, State Committee, District

Appointment of Nodal Agency - (1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint a nodal agency at the State level, which shall be a cell headed by an officer not below the rank of Additional Director of Industries and including such supervisory and secretarial staff as may be required.

1. (2) The State Government may notify the District Industries Centre as

Powers and functions of Nodal Agency - (1) The Nodal Agency shall provide secretarial support to the District Committees and the State Committee, as the case may be.

1. (2) Under the superintendence, direction and control of the respective committees, the nodal agency shall acknowledge all applications filed before the Committee and shall forward the applications to the concerned competent authority within three working days. The Nodal Agency shall pursue the clearance of the applications with the competent authorities.