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Allocation of Business

1.       

Preparation of schemes relating to the public sector industries.

2.       

Administration of industrial policy.

3.       

Promotion and protection of investment through international investment agreements.

4.       

Dealings and agreements with other countries and international organisations for technical assistance, aid etc,. in the field of industry.

5.       

National agencies and institutions for (a) promoting industrial productivity, and (b) Testing industrial products

6.       

Standards and quality control

7.       

Explosive (excluding the administration of explosive substance Act and Rules)

8.       

Prescription and review of criteria for assessment of spare parts and raw materials for industries

9.      

Production, supply and distribution of processed foodstuff

10.  

Industrial monopolies, combines and trusts

11.  

Factories and Boilers and administration of boilers Act

12.  

Industrial research

13.  

Standardization of weights and measures

14.  

Matters relating to patent, design and trademarks department

15.  

Testing and quality control of industrial and commercial products

16.  

Industrial exhibition and demonstrations

17.  

Deleted

18.  

Matters relating to National Productivity Organization

19.  

Industrial credit, State aid to industries

20.  

Development of salt industry, including manufacture and trade in salt, control of price and development of salt cottage industry

21.  

Matters relating to micro, cottage industries and SME’s

22.  

Industrial management

23.  

Cooperation in the industrial sector

24.  

Assistance to all industries other than these dealt with by any other Ministry/Division

25.  

Coordination of the development work of small scale industries

26.  

Coordination of matters relating to rural industrialization

27.  

Coordination of matters of general policy of non-financial undertakings

28.  

Formulation of policies and examination of problems common to nationalized industrial corporations

29.  

Calling for and submission to the Minister, appropriate papers and documents containing information about performance of the industries under this ministry

30.  

Communicating to the corporations government’s social, economic and development policies and obtaining for the Minister any general  information  that may be required to prepare industrial policy

31.  

Pricing policy of the products of nationalized industries

32.  

Analyzing the half-yearly financial reports of the corporations and advising the minister of any deviation in performance from budget and suggesting to the minister of corrective actions

33.  

Ensuring adherence to financial rules and practices

34.  

Submission of annual performance reports including balance sheets of sector corporations to the Cabinet

35.  

Secretariat administration including financial matters

36.  

Administration and control of subordinate offices and organizations under this ministry

37.  

Liaison with international organizations and matters relating to protocols and agreements with other countries and world bodies relating to the subjects allotted to this Ministry

38.  

All laws on subjects allotted to this Ministry

39.  

Inquiries and statistics on any of the subjects allotted to this ministry

40.  

Fees on respect of any of this subjects allotted to this Ministry except fees taken in courts

41.  

Matters relating to ship building, breaking and recycling.