By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
The CII Uttarakhand State Council on Friday sought upgradation of MSME Clusters in Pantnagar, Haridwar and Sitarganj through the creation of shared industrial infrastructure.
It also called establishing a Unified Industrial Single Window System integrating all relevant departmental approvals from State Industrial Development Authority of Uttarakhand (SIDA) and Common Application Form (CAF), under a single digital interface reducing approval timelines, enhancing procedural transparency, minimizing compliance burden, and improving investor confidence and thereby strengthening the State’s ease of doing business framework.
These key points were raised when a delegation of the CII led by Sanjay Agarwal, Chairman, CII Uttarakhand State Council 2026-27 called on state MSME Minister Bharat Singh Chaudhary and congratulated him for getting a cabinet berth.
CII Uttarakhand State Council is the apex decision making body of CII in Uttarakhand which primarily drives the agenda of CII on behalf of its membership in the State. It is represented by senior industry leaders from across geographies and sectors in the state.
Agarwal apprised the Minister the CII’s functioning in the state stating that it has been in Uttarakhand since the State’s inception in 2000 and has had the privilege of working very closely with the State Government. When the State was formed CII worked very closely with the State Government through the CII – Government of Uttarakhand Joint Task Force in the areas of policy making and attracting investments and were active proponents of the planned industrial development approach that the State Government took leading to creation of world class integrated industrial estates in the State.
Chaudhary expressed strong appreciation for the recommendations submitted by CII. He also assured that CII would be invited to participate in future departmental consultative meetings, particularly those concerning policy formulation and industrial development.
Gaurav Lamba, Director & Head, CII Uttarakhand was also present in the meeting.