The Committee will have the following composition:

I. Industry Minister, Assam
II. Industry Minister, Andhra Pradesh
III. Industry Minister, Madhya Pradesh
IV. Industry Minister, Maharashtra -Convener
V. Industry Minister, Punjab
VI. Industry Minister, Rajasthan
VII. Industry Minister, Haryana

The terms of references of the HLC will be as follows:

i. Formulation of a framework for preparation of State specific investment promotion strategies based on each State's natural endowments and potential;

ii. Design of a single window mechanism to simplify and rationalize the licensing and clearance procedures required to start and run a business;

iii. Drawing up an outline for the preparation of State level skill development plan based on a skill mapping exercise in terms of demand and supply of skill sets within a State to facilitate the achievement of the objectives of the state specific industrial strategy;

iv. Preparation of guidelines for the creation of an Industrial Land Bank consisting of available waste and fallow lands, lands locked up in industrial units/areas that are sick/defunct and lying unutilized while leaving aside productive agricultural land as far as possible.#