Aiming to abolish Inspector Raj in the State, Punjab would unveil a new Traders’ Policy on November 14.
Talking to reporters after laying the foundation stone of ROB at village Bhadla near Mandi Gobindgarh,
Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal said that under the new policy, the entire work would go paperless and all sanctions required by the traders could be secured online.
“The new policy would ensure that traders would not have to visit any Government office for any purpose including payments and sales tax purposes,” he said, adding that within next six months, the State would get rid of this unwanted traditional exercise and administrative compulsion.
Asked about giving relief to the traders of Punjab, Badal said that he has already urged the industrialists and traders’ to send their proposals to the Government which would be examined and implemented in the interest of both industrialists and traders.
He said Punjab has taken a proactive step to facilitate investment in the State by offering maximum incentives, compared to other States.
Badal said that the state was on the fast track of development and within next three years all major roads would have four or six lanes.
The Deputy Chief Minister claimed that Punjab would soon herald a revolution of industrialisation.