Sukhbir assures early relief to Amritsar industry and trade
Author(s): City Air NewsAmritsar, September 6, 2012: The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today assured an early relief to Industry Trade and other sections of the Amritsar area that called on him to seek various kinds...
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Sep 6, 2012 12:30
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Amritsar, September 6, 2012: The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today assured an early relief to Industry Trade and other sections of the Amritsar area that called on him to seek various kinds of relief in taxation policy.
Revenue and Public Relations Minister Bikram Singh Majithia pleaded the cause of various sectors of Industry and Trade and requested Deputy Chief Minister who is also holding Excise and Taxation portfolio and impressed upon Deputy Chief Minister to take an early call on their requests.
Taking serious view of breakdown of civic conditions in Sabzi Mandi, Badal asked Punjab Mandi Board to take immediate steps to restore sewerage and water supply network in the Mandi besides making all arrangements for cleanliness there. He also asked electricity authorities to upgrade power infrastructure in Mandi for quality power supply.
Badal said that if Punjab Mandi was earning mandi fee from Amritsar mandi the board was duty bound to provide all civic amenities in the mandi.
Reacting to the demand made by Punjab Rice Millers Association for exemption from 3% Punjab Infrastructure Development Fund, Badal constituted a three member committee to study this issue thread bare and make a suggestion thereof. He said that the committee would make detailed assessment of investment potential if PIDF was waved, compare it with neighbouring state and also calculate the indirect saving by the state if the farmers switch over from Parmal to Basmati Paddy. Badal asked the committee its report within one week.
Prominent amongst those who were present in the meeting included Gurinderjit Singh Sandhu, Financial Commissioner Development, A.R. Talwar, Financial Commissioner Industries, Jagpal Singh, Financial Commissioner Animal Husbandry, D.P. Reddy Principal Secretary Excise and Taxation, A. Venuparsad Commissioner Excise and Taxation, Gurwaryam Singh Comptroller Printing and Stationery, Manvesh Singh Sidhu, Special Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister.
