ENA State 2018-05-02 06:08:17 <p><strong>New Delhi, May 2 (KNN)</strong> Opposing increase in maintenance charges, the MSME industrialists of Madhya Pradesh have decided to hold a protest against the state government, which claims to have promoted Make in MP drive.</p> <p>The agitation will be staged opposite District Industries Centre office on May 4 and industrialists will form a human chain as a mark of Protest.</p> <p>The MSMEs alleged that the charges have been raised by 400% while before 2009 there were no maintenance charges under the purview of DIC and from 2009, DIC imposed the charge on industrialists at the rate of 2.5% per square metre which was not much.</p> <p>Annoyed over the rise in maintenance charges, senior vice-president of AIMP Pramod Dafaria and state president of Laghu Udyog Bharti Mahesh Gupta called upon industrialists to take part in the agitation in large numbers.</p> <p>In this regard, Association of Industries of Madhya Pradesh is organizing meeting of industrialists in different industrial areas.</p> <p>AIMP president, Alok Dave said that the state government has raised maintenance charge with interest and penalty without taking industrial organizations into confidence.</p> <p>The meeting was held at Sanwer Road Industrial Area on Monday to discuss the issue. <strong>(KNN/YV)</strong></p> 19729 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/msmes-in-indore-to-protest-against-government-for-increasing-maintenance-charges 2018-05-02 06:08:17 knnindia.co.in