Slamming the Aam Adami Party (AAP) for wrongly blaming the Punjab farmers for Delhi pollution, Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister, Gurkirat Singh, on Monday said that Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi Government has indulged in the blame game to save it’s own skin as it has completely failed to control pollution in the national capital.
Gurkirat Singh, who was the Chief Guest at Punjab Day Function held during the ongoing India International Trade Fair 2021 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, also urged the Central Government for reopening of Kartarpur Corridor, which has been closed since March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Talking on industrial growth in Punjab, the Cabinet Minister said that the state government had taken several path breaking steps for creating ease of doing business and ensuring stable growth of the industrial sector in Punjab.He said that the Congress led Punjab Government has brought investment of over Rs 1 lakh crores in the state, which not only given the much needed boost to the economy but also generated employment. The minister said that the Punjab Government has recently organised a two-days Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit on October 26 & 27, during which renowned Industrialists reiterated to further invest in the Punjab to expand their businesses.He said the Punjab Government has set up Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion as the single point of contact for facilitation of investors.
The new industrial policy with detailed schemes and operational guidelines was implemented with a sole motive of becoming the no. 1 destination for investors and business in the country. The new policy covers extensive reforms focusing on 8 key strategic pillars of change including infrastructure, power, skill, MSMEs, startup & entrepreneurship, ease of doing business, fiscal & non-fiscal incentives and policy.
Gurkirat Singh further revealed that the Invest Punjab has launched a Business First Portal (pbindustries.gov.in) having a Single Window Portal system for granting regulatory approvals including construction permits, fiscal incentives, online property data online including payment of property tax and online land allotment through e-Auction. Central inspection system has been implemented for the Department of labour, Commercial courts have been set up in Ludhiana for quick resolution of disputes.
“With the presence of core infrastructures and great emphasis laid by the State of Punjab making it a most suitable place for investors, Punjab state has a very high literacy and the land is very fertile. Punjab State has one of the best connectivity in India. The key features of special single window facility for existing industries/MSME’s to be setup
