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the State Level Inter Institutional Committee and District Level Committees for revival
and rehabilitation of sick SSI units the results are not encouraging. Keeping in view the
above, State Government proposed to render assistance to sick SSI units on par with the
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) cases which are provided relief
and concessions. In addition to this providing fiscal assistance in the shape of Interest
Subsidy of Rs.10.00 lakhs (Rupees Ten lakhs only) to such of those sick SSI units which
are viable for revival for whom the Financial Institutions / Banks have also come forward
to assist them under this nursing programme. Proposal to introduce A.P. Board for
Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (A.P.B.I.F.R) for giving reliefs and concessions
to no BIFR units is under active consideration of the Government.
6.16 As per the new Policy announced by the Government, the Government realised the need
for providing essential and critical infrastructure facilities in the Industrial Estates for the
establishment of Small Industrial Units. The Government introduced a scheme by name
“Critical Infrastructure Balancing Scheme” for the purpose. Under this scheme,
Government provides funds to Industrial Estates or to Small Scale Industries Clusters
identified under the SSI Cluster Development Programme for the establishment of some
critical infrastructure considered essential to establish the viability of the infrastructure
project and for the up gradation of the infrastructures in the existing Industrial Estates.
The Government has constituted the “A. P. Small Scale Industries Development
Authority (APSSIDA)” Under this scheme, Critical Infrastructure such as Water supply,
Electric Sub- station, effluent treatment plant etc,, can be finalised/ reimbursed on a cost
of sharing basis at a ration of 1:1 between Government and the Industrial Associations/
Service Societies as per the guidelines issued by the Government of A.P.
6.17 Government with a view to promoter small units in the field of Agriculture, Industry,
Horticulture, Fisheries, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals and Animal Husbandry have
proposed to establish a Bio- technology Park in an area of 180 acres situated at
Turkapally (V), Shamirpet (M), R. R. District for providing all the necessary
infrastructure and a suitable environment for the Bio-Tech industry. The aim of this park
is to attract technology driven domestic and overseas firms engaged in the manufacture
on innovative Bio-technology products and process namely Bio- therapeutic (edible,
vaccine, insulin, Hepatitis –B, etc.) , agro-bio-technology (transgenic seeds, weedicides,
etc) fermentation and health care / diagnostic products. Preparation of feasibility report
on the Biotechnology Park was entrusted to ICICI Mumbai.