Punjab CM urges PM to allow Punjab PPE manufacturers to export surplus
With 128 Punjab manufacturers approved for the production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking permission to export the surplus.
The Chief Minister said that these manufacturers had risen to the occasion in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak to make Punjab self-reliant in the manufacture of this critical equipment needed by frontline warriors in the fight against the pandemic.
In his letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said that permitting them to export the PPE body coveralls would also give an impetus to the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan recently launched by Government of India under your leadership. He also requested him to consider giving permission” for the same.
Captain Amarinder Singh said it appeared that there was not enough domestic demand of PPE at present. These manufacturers are finding it difficult to obtain orders from HLL, he pointed out. Adding, he said that of the 128 approved manufacturers, only 18 units have received orders from the Government of India.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister recalled that on May 21, this year, the Punjab Industries and Commerce Minister has written to Chief Ministers of all States to consider directing their respective Health Departments to place orders on Punjab’s PPE body coverall manufacturers at HLL rates.
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The Minister has also requested the Union Commerce and Industries Minister for allowing the export of surplus PPE body coveralls from the country, he further noted.
-PTC News
