Overview

• Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered proactive handholding for distressed but revivable MSMEs, early land allotment and expedited completion of 46 industrial estates, with instructions to fix single-window clearance by engaging recent investors.
• Officials reported ₹4,145 crore in investment realised in FY 2024–25 and ₹4,001 crore of projects grounded up to August 2025, generating 5,111 formal-sector jobs, with multiple units above ₹500 crore across metals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, textiles and food processing.
• At the CII Northern Regional Council meeting in Srinagar, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha urged big companies, corporate houses and MSMEs nationwide to treat J&K’s rapid industrialisation as a collective responsibility.
• Abdullah highlighted J&K’s comparative advantages such as cheaper land and power, GST reimbursement benefits and skilled labour, urging value-add investments in sectors tied to local raw materials, citing low milk processing in Kashmir as untapped potential.
• The administration signalled complementary steps including augmented GI testing for crafts, continued QR-based certification, support for 4.39 lakh registered artisans with rising exports to ₹1,163 crore in 2023–24, and an October startup summit in Srinagar with national partners.