Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday lamented the erstwhile Badal Government’s apathy to the State’s development and reiterated his Government’s commitment to boost industry and create jobs, while hailing QuarkCity’s contribution to employment generation in the state.
Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the upcoming Business Centre at QuarkCity, Mohali, the Chief Minister lauded the project as a future home for world class Information Technology (IT)/Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) companies by providing congenial work atmosphere.
The tricity’s most important Business Center would primarily cater to the continued demand for high quality office infrastructure, he said, thanking QuarkCity chairman Fred Ebrahimi for taking keen interest to set up this gigantic infrastructure project.
The Chief Minister lamented that Punjab’s industry had been ruined by the apathy of the previous Government, which completely ignored the state’s growth and development. Pointing out that his Government was according the highest priority to the industrial development of the state, the Chief Minister described the QuarkCity as an important project to boost Punjab’s industrial development.
The project, which would lead to the emergence of Punjab as one of northern India’s major IT hubs, is the state’s first and only operational SEZ for the IT & ITES Sector and has created not only highly paid professional jobs, but also jobs for construction, engineering, design and building support services, he added.