Powers and functions of Nodal Agency

(1) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the Government and the State Empowered Committee or the District Empowered Committee, as the case may be, the powers and functions of the Nodal Agency shall be as follows:-(a) [**********] (b) [**********] (c) to assist the investors in completing the application forms, to acknowledge completed applications and forward such application to the concerned Competent Authorities for processing and disposal within the period specified under section 10; (d) to monitor the status of applications and place the report of the status of applications before the State Empowered Committee or the District Empowered Committee, as the case may be; (e) to place the application of the investor before the State Empowered Committee or the District Empowered Committee, as the case may be, for its decision, where the concerned Competent Authority has failed to consider and dispose off the application within the period prescribed under section 10; (f) to receive applications for relaxations, exemptions and concessions as mentioned at section14 from the investor; (g) to seek comments of the concerned departments or authorities on the application for relaxations, exemptions and concessions as mentioned at section 14 received from the investor; (h) to submit the comments of the concerned department or authority, if any, to the State Empowered Committee within such period prescribed under section 10; (i) to submit the application for relaxations, exemptions and concessions as mentioned at section 13, received from the investor to the State Empowered Committee within such period prescribed under section 14, in case no comments are received from the concerned department authorities in the prescribed time period; (j) to provide secretarial support to the State Empowered Committee, or as the case may be, District Empowered Committee; (k) to promote environment friendly and cleaner technology and production practices; (l) the State Empowered Committee and the District Empowered Committee may be assigned such other functions as may be prescribed. (2) The State level Nodal agency shall also perform functions referred to in sub-section (1) and in addition prepare and regularly update an entrepreneurs guide providing complete particulars relating to:-(a) State and Central Industrial policies. (b) Procedure to obtain the required clearances from the department and authorities. (c) Information on industrial status and advantages existing in the State. (d) Salient features of Act and the rules made there under