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UP may be out with logistics policy soon

The UP government is planning to come up with a new andwarehousing policy, days after the chief minister said there was enough scope of Investment and jobs in this sector.

According to the draft policy, the State Government has proposed to give a capital subsidy of 40% to investors and an exemption in stamp duty in the range of 50-100% in keeping with the location. In central and western UP, for instance, it could be up to 50%, while in Purvanchal and Bundelkhand, the exemption could reach 100%.

The investors, officials said, would be given three years to start the project from the date they are allocated land.

Under the new policy, the state government has also proposed to increase the ground coverage of units to 60% from 40% currently. The investors would not only get a 75% exemption on development charges, but also a rebate on lease rent.

Off the Yamuna Expressway, a logistics park would come up over 364 acres at the Tappla-Bajna urban centre. TheYamuna ExpresswayAuthority is in the process of examining the concession agreement documents. A total of Rs 1,079 crore will be spent on developing the logistics hub on a public-private PARTNERSHIP.

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