The Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development, also known as Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department (IIDD) is a department of the

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. The department was established to create an enabling environment for industrial growth in Uttar Pradesh. It was reconstituted in 2007, after the Government of Uttar Pradesh merged the Department of Industrial Development with the newly created Department of Infrastructure. The department is responsibility of a cabinet minister of the Uttar Pradesh government, but, its administration is headed by the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, who is an

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Functions

The Department serves as a facilitator of Infrastructure development in the state of

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. The department and its attached organisations develop buildings, expressways and other infrastructure to attract investors to the state of

Udyog Bandhu

Udyog Bandhu is a registered society set-up by the Uttar Pradesh government to help entrepreneurs who want to invest in the state. It's headed by the state's

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. But the daily affairs of the organisation are handled by its chairperson and its executive director, both of whom are

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. The current chairperson of Udyog Bandhu is

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, who also serves as the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh and the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, whereas, its current executive director of Udyog Bandhu is Santosh Kumar Yadav. On the divisional level, Udyog Bandhu meetings are chaired by the

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of that division, whilst on the district level, Udyog Bandhu meetings are chaired by the district magistrate and collector of that

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Sections in the IIDD

There are six sections in IIDD, namely Section-1, Section-2, Section-3, Section-4, Section-5, and Section-6, each dealing with matters allotted to it.

Important officials

Departmental level

Satish Mahana, serves as the departmental minister, and Suresh Rana serves as the Minister of State for Infrastructure and Industrial Development. The administration of department is normally headed by the principal secretary responsible for it, who is an

. The principal secretary is assisted by two secretaries, four special secretaries and three joint, deputy or under secretaries. The current principal secretary is Rajesh Kumar Singh. Presently, the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh serves as the administrative head of the Department Infrastructure and Industrial Development as the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner. The current chief secretary is

Autonomous, attached and subordinate bodies

The department has attached to it numerous undertakings of the

, excluding NOIDA Authority, Greater NOIDA Authority, Yamuna Expressway Authority, the

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and the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation. The department has also attached to it a registered society in Udyog Bandhu.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://udyogbandhu.com/ Government agencies established in 2007 2007 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Infrastructure and Industrial Development