Govt plans to promote small & medium industry

Multan: The government has finalised a master plan on small and medium industrial zone in Multan to promote the small and medium industry in this area and providing maximum jobs to skilled workers.

Punjab Caretaker Minister for Labour Shehzad Azam Khan said this on Thursday while laying the foundation stone of a modern labour complex over 40 acres of land in Industrial Estate Multan. Punjab Minister for Industries Khawaja Muhammad Jalaluddin Roomi was also present on the occasion.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Jalaluddin Roomi announced to alocate 6.5 acres of land for vocational institute in the industrial estate to produce maximum number of skilled workers. He said that a power-loom cluster, and small and medium enterprises estate was also being developed in Multan.

The government would construct the shelters, which would be allotted to power-loom and, hand-loom operators and other small entrepreneurs on rental basis. He said, 'credit goes to the caretaker government which got approved a project of gas supply to this industrial estate within shortest time and also Labour complex project was approved and funds were allocated.'

He said a dispensary and schools for boys and girls, recreational parks and 600 homes in the first phase would be constructed, which would be allotted through ballots, while total 1,200 to 1,500 single storey homes would be constructed and equipped with all facilities like gas, electricity, water, drainage etc.

He said, 'this project was being shifted to other major city but we used our good offices to stay at Multan'. Earlier, Industrial Estate Management Board's President Multan Iqbal Hassan spoke and demanded for not increasing the cost of land in industrial estate Phase-II.