Amritsar, December 2
Deputy Chief Minister OP Soni has appealed to the industrialists to expand and establish new industries in the state and said the state government was committed to provide all kinds of facilities to the industry.
He assured that the government would approach the Centre to resume bilateral trade with Pakistan as it would help raise the economy of the state, especially Amritsar.
Soni was addressing industrialists and businessmen after inaugurating the five-day 15th Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) being organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the state government.
He said efforts had been made to provide a better environment for the industry by making strategic policies favourable to them. “Such policies have fetched an investment of 1 lakh crore to the state, so far. Due to the fact, not only industrial infrastructure has been strengthened but also employment opportunities have increased,” he said.
Further, congratulating the team of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry for organising PITEX on the theme of tourism, the Deputy CM said Punjab had immense potential for tourism.
Punjab Industries and Commerce Principal Secretary Tejveer Singh said: “Around 3,500 new industries have been established recently and 52 per cent of the industries which signed MoUs with the government are operational and rest of the projects are in developmental stage.” — TNS
Will ask Centre to resume trade with Pak: OP Soni
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