Bangalore, September 06, 2014 – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have welcomed the exemption granted to them from obtaining trade licences to operate in recognised industrial estates/areas.
Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) said this has been done as per the assurance given to such enterprises by the State government to keep MSMEs out of the purview of trade licence.
Circular issued
A circular issued by the Urban Development Department on August 27 said trade licence is now not mandatory for small and medium industries established in government notified/recognised estates (including private industrial area) and developed industrial areas.
Chidananda M Rajamane, president, KASSIA, said, “The Chief Minister has redressed the MSMEs’ long-pending grievance.”
“The circular explicitly protects the interests of the industries by withdrawing the right of residents in an industrial area to object to any possible nuisance caused by industries who were the original habitants of the industrial area,” he added.
The new guidelines apply to all micro, small and medium scale industrial enterprises in any notified industrial estate/area coming under town municipality, corporation, and BBMP limits.
MIA President P Vishwanath and General Secretary Suresh Kumar Jain also welcomed the move and said, “As per the government circular, small-scale industries located in the industrial subrub of Vishswarnagar, Bannimantap and Yadavagiri industrial areas of Mysore are not required to take trade licences from Mysore City Corporation. The circular also said objections by residents in industrial area citing nuisance by industries will no longer be entertained.”
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