Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh infrastructure and industrial development commissioner Deepak Kumar on Wednesday directed departments to expedite approvals and resolve investor grievances within prescribed timelines, with a focus on moving high-value investment proposals towards implementation.Chairing a high-level Steering Committee meeting at the Invest UP office, Kumar reviewed projects across education, real estate, renewable energy, plug-and-play industrial parks, food processing, hospitality and tourism.The discussions focused on bottlenecks related to land-use conversion, statutory clearances, duty exemptions, subsidy reimbursements and infrastructure connectivity.Kumar stressed the need for greater coordination among departments, streamlined procedures and adherence to approval timelines to prevent delays in project execution.Representatives from the tourism department, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA), Power Corporation, Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA), forest, revenue, horticulture and Awas Vikas departments participated in the meeting.The review aimed to resolve regulatory and infrastructure-related hurdles that could delay project implementation.Invest UP CEO Vijay Kiran Anand also attended the meeting, while Barabanki district magistrate Ishan Pratap Singh, senior departmental officials and industry stakeholders joined virtually.The Steering Committee serves as a coordination platform for reviewing investor grievances and facilitating decisions on issues requiring intervention from multiple departments.
