- Requests for special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in New Delhi late in the evening on Thursday.
The Chief Minister requested a special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh. He said that in order to ensure balanced regional development, it is the need of the hour that a special industrial package on the lines of Jammu and Kashmir and North-eastern states should be provided to the state.
He also urged to restart the previous transport subsidy scheme for hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh keeping in view the high logistic cost due to rugged terrain. He said that this would go a long way in promoting industrial production and boosting exports.
He also requested for providing funds for industrial infrastructure development projects, quality testing labs and certification labs for export promotion etc.
The Chief Minister also requested releasing pending amounts of capital subsidy under the Industrial Development Scheme and sanctioning pending cases under the IDS at the earliest.
The Union Minister assured that the issues raised would be examined and that all possible support to the state would be extended.
Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, Political Advisor to the Chief Minister Sunil Sharma, Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister Ram Subhag Singh and other senior officers of the state attended the meeting.
