Talking on the occasion, the chief minister said that a facilitating environment had been arranged for boosting the investment in the province as industrial growth also catalyzes new employment opportunities.
“I shall soon start visiting the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry and other Punjab chambers along with my team and contacts with the businessmen community would be continued,” he added.
He said that Punjab government would provide every possible cooperation to solve the genuine demands of the businessmen community, adding that the problems relating to the Punjab government would be solved on priority basis and every possible step would be taken to promote investment.
Buzdar said that consultation process with the businessmen would be continued. He informed that drip irrigation programme would be further expanded to promote the agriculture sector and added that problem of availability of fire brigade for Sahiwal Industrial Estate would be solved soon.
The chief minister directed that a committee should be constituted to solve the problems of the business community with Minister for Trade & Industry in the chair and this committee would present feasible recommendations to the government.
He said that problems relating to the civic agencies would also be solved. BMP Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said Punjab government should provide confidence to the business community and provide due assistance especially upgrade the infrastructures of industrial zones and also formed new economic zones in Punjab so that industrialisation may flourish. Our exports were badly hit in the period of 2013 to 2017, we have to draw a workable comprehensive strategy together and private sector should be on board. Mian Zahid Hussain said: “We will provide district-wise opportunities report to your office so that we may work for the masses towards the betterment of the people of Punjab, if this province may set certain mechanism which provides ease of doing business country economy will take off certainly.”
BMP official Ahmad Jawad said the CM Punjab and that Punjab government might facilitate horticulture sector so that fruit and vegetable exports could enhance. “We are facing fruit fly issue in the mango and Kinnow areas of Punjab which has hampered the export process. We urged that agriculture department may devise a strategy to eliminate fruit fly issue.”
He further said: “Water sacristy is one of the key issue faced by our agriculture sector so it is requested to immediately resume drip irrigation and sprinkler system subsidy scheme.
Those who called on the chief minister included Mian Zahid Hussain, former caretaker minister Mian Nauman Kabeer, Muhammad Ali Mian, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Ahmed Jawad, Khamas Saeed Butt, Tanvir Ahmed, Adnan Khalid Butt, Aamir Anwar, Javed Siddiqui and others. Provincial Minister Muhammad Aslam Iqbal, Secretary P&D, Secretary Industries, Spokesman to CM Dr Shahbaz Gill, CEO PBIT and others were also present on the occasion.