Punjab would soon come up with a State-level advisory committee of the industrialists to give further impetus to the State’s industrial growth.
Exhorting the industrialists to play a proactive role in State’s industrial development, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday announced that the State Government would soon constitute this committee “to solicit their whole-hearted support and contribution in ushering an era of industrial revolution in state”. Badal, addressing the gathering at 35th Annual Award function of ludhiana Management Association (lMA), said that this Advisory committee would solely consist of representatives of the industry, who would guide and help the government in creating a congenial atmosphere for the state’s industrial growth.
laying thrust on the need for more exchange of ideas between the industry and the government, Badal said that it would go a long way in regaining lost sheen of industry in the state. Assuring fulsome support and co-operation to the industrialists, he said that his Government would leave no stone unturned to make Punjab the number one State on the industrial map of the country.
Underlining the need for more efforts by Industry to open Skill Training Centers in the state, the Chief Minister said that it would help in catering to the need of the industry for getting the skilled labour in the state besides opening new avenues of employment for the unemployed youth. He also said that the industry must realize its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by taking all initiatives in development of education sector. At the same time, he assured the industry that the state government would provide matching grants to them besides all possible assistance for opening new schools and skill centers in the state.