Key aspects of the amendment include improving the recruitment process, providing greater autonomy to universities, allowing them to take decisions independently while maintaining accountability and involving academic professionals in important decision-making processes, revamping the Senate, This includes constituting the Building and Works Committee, Finance Committee and others. “By amending the Act, the state government aims to streamline the recruitment process and eliminate obstructions in the recruitment of teachers due to court cases,” the note said. It also said that changes have been made to create a more transparent and time-bound process for appointments, to ensure that vacancies are filled promptly.
This amendment also incorporates the transformative aspects of the NEP (National Education Policy) – such as increased access through multidisciplinary education, skill development and distance education and emphasis on skill development for employability. Ahuja said the Cabinet has approved amendments in two clauses of the Industrial Policy Resolution 2015 (IPR 2015) so that eligible investors can timely submit their claims for incentives to which they are entitled and to streamline the IPR for smooth administration of incentives. Can be made in accordance with regional policies.
He said that in many cases it has been observed that delay in submission of claim applications by industrial units is due to their ignorance about the various incentives and certifications for which they are eligible along with the policy and procedures for claiming these incentives. Entitled under the relevant certificates and deadlines for applying. Keeping in view the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been approved to extend the time limit for submission of applications for all types of incentives and certifications under the Industrial Policy Resolution 2015 from one year to two years, Ahuja said . He said that for delays of more than two years, there is a provision to consider delay waiver at the level of the Chief Secretary.
Further, as a one-time exemption measure, investors who had already commenced commercial production but failed to timely file their application for incentive or certification within the due date but not later than June 30, 2023 Submitted, they will be considered. It states that late applications submitted after June 30, 2023, will not be considered, except where it is a case fit for consideration at the level of the Chief Secretary for delay due to reasons beyond the control of the industrial unit. yes. Ahuja said the Odisha Food Processing Policy 2016 (OFPP 2016) was amended on November 13, 2018, to allow negative impact of the activity on Oil Expeller, Solvent Extraction and Refining of Oil and Packaged Drinking Water with moderate investment in plant and machinery. were removed from the list and became eligible for incentives under the policy. But he said that a similar provision was made in IPR 2015 in 2020. “In view of the above discrepancy in IPR and regional policy, the amendment made in IPR 2015 on 18.08.2020 will be effective retrospectively from the date of amendment made in OFPP (Odisha Food Processing Policy) 2016,” the note said.
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