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The Kejriwal government will redevelop 27 notified industrial areas of Delhi to create employment opportunities for lakhs of people, an official statement said on Friday. The Delhi State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC) will prepare layout plans for the 27 notified (non-confirming) industrial areas, it said. The Delhi government had announced the redevelopment of 25 non-confirming industrial areas to create jobs in its 'Rozgar Budget' for 2022-23, in which two more have been added now, officials said. "Redevelopment of the notified industrial areas was a long-standing demand and the Kejriwal government's initiative will help provide employment to lakhs of youngsters," Industries Minister Satyendar Jain said after meeting with representatives of industrial area associations. All facilities will be made available in various notified industrial areas, including Anand Parvat, Shahdara, Samaypur Badli, Jawahar Nagar and Sultanpur Majra, the statement said. "Th
A gift for beer lovers may be in the offing as a ministers' group in the government is batting for easing of beer retail by microbreweries in the city. A group of ministers (GoM) has recommended promotion of soft liquor including beers manufactured by the microbreweries by making taxes comparable to what they are in cities like Chandigarh. The changes, if they come to be, will be made in the Delhi government's excise policy for 2022-23, scheduled to be implemented from next month, officials said on Wednesday. The government is likely to soon notify the policy for 2022-23 that will be an updated version of new Excise policy implemented by the government on November 17 last year. The government has extended the implementation of Excise policy 2021 till May 31, 2022. The GoM has recommended that the beer manufactured by the microbreweries in small quantities should be promoted. The rate of Excise duty for beer manufactured by microbreweries may be fixed at Rs 30 per bulk litre of th