The Tata plant is expected to go commercial by March-April next year, he said, adding that the government is also building a Ratan Tata Electronics City.
Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the national capital today.Talking to ET, he also said that the state where Tata Electronics is building its ₹27,000 core chip assembly plant will give 60per cent incentive for component makers above the central government grant and is ready to sweeten the offer on a case by case basis.The Tata plant is expected to go commercial by March-April next year, he said, adding that the government is also building a Ratan Tata Electronics City.“Tata project has opened our eyes and we realised that we have advantage in electronics, and other related area. So, we have quickly come out with the policy on electronics component manufacturing following the central government initiative. Now we are hoping that we will be able to do something more,” Biswa Sarma told ET.
The state scheme offers production-linked incentives as well as capital subsidy. “Over next one or two years, I think we’ll be able to negotiate more and more industry (to come in),” Biswa Sarma said.
The state offers more fiscal benefits than others, he said, as industries will get the advantage of availing multiple schemes. These include the central government’s scheme, Assam’s own incentives, as well as the centre’s “Unnati” benefits package for the north east which offers interest subvention, power incentive, and tariff incentive. “We are ready to negotiate more if we get a very good proposal,” he added.
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