Industrialists welcome MSME reforms

Amritsar, August 16

After a delegation of the local entrepreneurs met CM Capt Amarinder Singh with their demands at the residence of Cabinet Minister OP Soni on Saturday, little did they realise that some of their demands would be met shortly.

The CM in his address on the 75th Independence Day announced to facilitate ease of doing business with a new set of whopping 1,150 reforms for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and said its details would be separately shared by the Department of Investment Promotion. 

 Announcing a sum of Rs5 crore for the development of area in and around Guru Ki Wadali, the birthplace of Guru Hargobind in the vicinity of the holy city, he assured that sufficient funds for the city’s development would be released. 

While interacting with MC Councillors, the CM assured them that prompt redressal of their concerns related to the civic amenities and other infrastructure development works would be made. He directed Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu to send a detailed proposal highlighting the development works to be executed on a priority.

  Mayor Rintu urged the CM to provide additional Rs50 crore for the overall development of the historic city and sought a reasonable hike in the monthly allowances of councillors. — TNS