Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday said that the “path breaking” initiatives being taken by the Captain Amarinder Singh Government would be helpful in revival of agriculture and industrial sector in the state. He said that the hike in cane price would give boost to agriculture diversification.
Jakhar pointed that the `10 hike in state agreed prices (SAP) of sugarcane was estimated to put an additional burden of `20 crore on the state exchequer. “The State Government is making constant efforts to bring the farmers out of rut of wheat and paddy circle,” he added.
Hailing the formation of a five-member commission for farmers’ welfare, the Gurdaspur MP said that the panel would be mandated the work to draft agricultural policies at district and block level.
He said that the Agriculture sector could be revived only with a planned strategy to supplement income of farmer.
“Strenuous efforts are being made by Captain Government for giving impetus to industrial sector in the State. It has signed 50 MoUs with a total investment of `1,200 crore for the upcoming plastic clusters in the State. These MoUs would open new vistas of employment in state besides giving fillip to its economic development,” he said adding that the MoUs were expected to generate 6,000 jobs for the youth.