Short Term / immediate requirement/planning suggested by Panjokutch:

Food – perishable & semi perishable.

Household items

Blankets / Tents

 

Medium Term requirement/planning suggested by Panjokutch:

Construction Material.

Avail grants & loans for repairs and reconstruction.

Diesel/Petrol for generators & transportation.

Technical Man power / JCBs & Trucks.

Psychological Counselling

Farming Implements.

Mobile Generators.

Blankets / Tents.

 

Long Term requirement/planning suggested by Panjokutch:

Adoption of an orphan child.

Adoption of a family or a village.

Adoption of a school or a hospital.

Adoption of a community centre or a job centre.

Water Purification Plant & Boring wells.

Setting industrial & employment environment.

Generate Employment- cottage & small scale Ind.

Develop Handicraft Industry.

Develop Computer Job work.

Suggestions

ü      Period for tax holiday should be increased to at least 15 years in case of Central Excise & to 7.5 years in Sales tax.

ü      List of businesses enlisted for Tax Benefit should be issued & increased as soon as possible.

ü      Spread mass awareness regarding tax holidays, facilities & opportunities making wide use of medias like T.V., A.I.R., Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, etc…

ü      Seminars, Exhibitions & Workshops should be held regularly for up gradation & training purpose to fight against the natural disaster & getting through it afterwards.

ü      Encourage Multinational Companies, Business Empires, NGOs, Social Institution, Media and Individuals for their active participation in Resettlement & Rehabilitation task.

ü      Any donation received should be totally tax exempted with transparent management.

ü      We recommend that reconstruction job be assigned to Natives or Local NGOs as they are well versed with Kutch climate, geographical structure, language, etc…

ü      The Natives of Kutch may have special preferences, concessions & also encouragement by way of financial packages issued, which may be like:

 

Subsidy

Soft Loan

Hard Loan

Total

Cottage Industry

Rs.5 lakhs

-

-

Rs.5 lakhs

Small Scale Ind.

Rs.25 lakhs

Rs.50 lakhs

Rs.25 lakhs

Rs.1 crore

Med. Scale Ind.

Rs.1 crore

Rs.5 crore

Rs.4 crore

Rs.10 crore

Large Scale Ind.

Rs.1 crore

Rs.50 crore

Rs.49 crore

Rs.100 crore