To improve the maintenance of State’s focal points, a Special Purpose Vehicle as notified by Department of Industries and Commerce would take over the maintenance and upkeep of its infrastructure.
The decision to improve maintenance of focal points was discussed during a meeting of the committee notified under Punjab Industrial Infrastructure and Maintenance Act under the chairmanship of the state Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal on Monday.
During the meeting, Chief Secretary was informed that over the years, 28 Industrial Focal points have been developed in Punjab and to tackle the problems of maintenance of these Focal Points, the state government had enacted the Punjab Common Infrastructure (Regulation and Maintenance) Act, 2012, for maintenance of Industrial areas by the associations of the members of the respective areas.
As per the provision of the Act, the Department of Industries and Commerce has issued notification for formation of Special Purpose Vehicle for the maintenance of Industrial Focal Point, Phase-IV, ludhiana, constituting SPV named Focal Point Industrial Infrastructure Development Association, phase-IV, Focal Point ludhiana.
Kaushal directed ludhiana Municipal Commissioner to immediately authorise the
SPV to collect service charges and also to maintain the focal point as per the provisions of the said Act.
The SPV would take over the maintenance and development of common facilities like roads, parks, street lights, water supply, sewerage and garbage etc of the area mentioned in the notification, he said.
He added, the SPV would collect service charges from the members to maintain the services, and is also entitled to receive the funds from the State Government.
Chief Secretary also directed all the stakeholders of the Act, that is Department of local Government, Department of Industries and Commerce, to implement all the provisions of the Act in its true spirit so that the state’s focal points could be well maintained for the industry to flourish in the State.