Uttarakhand News: Uttarakhand Infrastructure and Investment Development Board i.e. UIIDB The state government has clarified its position on the questions arising regarding its functioning and land allocation. Principal Secretary Planning and Managing Director of UIIDB R. Meenakshi Sundaram Said that the statement of giving 7,000 bighas of land to the board is factually wrong. According to him, from the land identified so far only 45 acres of land Only UIIDB has been available.

There is no process to give 7,000 bigha land

R. Meenakshi Sundaram said that neither 7,000 bighas of land has been given to UIIDB nor is any process going on to acquire this much land. He said that recently many questions have been raised about the board on various media platforms and public forums, hence it is important to put forth correct information.

According to the government, UIIDB has been formed with the objective of increasing capital investment in the state, creating employment opportunities and ensuring planned utilization of government resources.

Main objective to increase investment in service sector

Government aims to develop Uttarakhand in next five years GSDP doubled Have to do. For this, emphasis is being laid on attracting large investments in tourism, hospitality, wellness, education, health, IT and other service sectors.

SIDCUL is already working in the state for manufacturing and industrial investment. Similarly, UIIDB has been specially designed to increase investment in the services sector and provide necessary resources to investors.

Focus on tourism and wedding destination also

Government to make Uttarakhand a major hub with tourism and wellness Wedding Destination Wants to develop as. For this, there is a plan to increase investment in good hotels, resorts, wellness centers and other hospitality facilities.

The government says that this can also benefit employment and businesses to hotels, transport, home stays, handicrafts and local products.

Government land will not be sold

The government clarified that there is no plan to permanently sell the government land available through UIIDB to private entities. The ownership of the land will remain with the state government and it will be used for projects. lease model But it will be done.

The government has also termed the claims to the 90 year lease as false. Lease period as per official explanation 60 years Will happen. The land will be used only as per the rules, laws and environmental standards.

Emphasis on preparing land bank

In a hilly state like Uttarakhand, providing suitable land for big investment is a big challenge. For this reason, the government should systematically dispose of government land that is unusable or not being used for economic activities. Land Bank Wants to prepare.

There is a plan to use this land for tourism, education, health, hospitality and other service sectors as per rules.

UIIDB and Land Utilization Committee separate

The Principal Secretary also clarified that UIIDB and Optimal Land Utilization Committee There are two different systems. This committee was formed before UIIDB in the year 2022 and its objective was to overcome the problems to land transfer between different government departments.

The government says that the objective of UIIDB is to promote investment in the services sector, make better use of government resources and increase employment and economic activity at the local level.