Punjab ties up with UNIDO
To boost the industrial sector in the state, Punjab government has tied up with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to prepare an industrial policy.
By PTI |
LUDHIANA: To boost the industrial sector in the state, Punjab government has tied up with United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) to prepare an industrial policy.
"We have asked UNIDO to carry out a survey of the state's industrial sector, the findings of which would help the government in preparing a realistic industrial policy for the state," Punjab Industry and Commerce Minister Manoranjan Kalia said here on Friday.
UNIDO has already helped the Orissa and Gujarat governments in charting industrial policies, he added.
Lashing out at the previous Congress-led government, Kalia said the state received only 10 per cent of the total investments that was announced by the former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh during his term.
"We have found that Punjab has actually received just Rs 10,000 crore of investments against Rs 100,000 crore that was promised by the previous government," Kalia said.
As for industrial infrastructure, the government was spending Rs 45 crore.
"The government would spend Rs 45 crore on improving road network, lighting and sewerage system in Punjab this year," he said.
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