A policy based on integrated approach for the development of industrial sector should be formulated for ensuring economic stability of the country with key focus on employment generation.
Director General, Pakistan Manpower Institute, Athar Mahmood Khan said here on Sunday while talking to newsmen.
He said that industrialisation should be done in a manner which encourages use of local raw material and generates maximum employment opportunities.
"Appropriate education is the base for human development, initiating an integrated approach to develop industrial infrastructure with proper financial and marketing incentives," Athar Mahmood said.
He said that linkages or key components to establish this approach included technology advancement, maximum labour force utilisation and equipment consumption to improve production rate with minimum cost.
Athar said human resource was an important factor in production. A good project should be provided with funds and raw materials to enable it produce cheaper goods by engaging skilled and trained labour force.
Pakistan Manpower Institute (PMI) is addressing these crucial areas and conducting training courses, seminars, workshops and symposiums at labour related issues to impart knowledge-based skills and attitudinal change in labourers behaviours, he added.
He said that the institute has so far organised 136 National In-Service Courses, 25 seminars and workshops of national and regional level which were attended by 5600 senior officials, professionals and trade union leaders.
The institute has published 32 research studies, 20 research reports and 87 research papers in the areas of human resource development, employment promotion, globalisation, labour issues, child labour and gender bias.
He pointed out that regulatory body like Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) should be established to check key concerns of industrial management.
However, he observed, the government should act as a facilitator and encourage private sector to play its role in the industrial development as it was the real source of growth.
"Private sector is the main source for enhancing industrial growth but public-private partnership should be ensured by the government where needed," he said.
He said employment generation, welfare of labourers and distribution of wealth should be the structured part of the industrial strategy.
He said the government had to find out what was the real need of nation in an integrated approach and what kind of labour should be prepared analysing the present resources and future conditions of the country.
He said that proper health facilities should be ensured for masses and for creating a healthy workforce and free education should be provided upto to a certain level to raise literacy rate.
Discussing the future projects of PMI, he stated that an auditorium is being planned to construct in the premises of PMI, equipped with the facilities of seminar halls, lecture rooms and a library.
He said Rs 36.5 million have been allocated for the project, which were handed over to Public Works Department (PWD) out of which Rs 20 million were released this year.
The scheduled time for the completion of the project is one and a half-year, he said.
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