SAD Industry and Beopar Wing demands financial package for MSMEs
The Industry and Beopar wing of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has demanded that the Congress government come out with a financial package for small and medium scale industries by paying their salary bills.
It also asked the state government to allow the industrial and trade sector to retain the State share of GST for a six month period, honouring its promise to waive off fixed power charges for the industrial sector, waiving off power and the property tax for shop keepers and bringing down State share in GST on petrol.
These demands were raised at the first meeting of the State Industry and Beopar wing which was presided over by the newly appointed President N K Sharma. The Wing congratulated NK Sharma on his appointment and pledged to work for the welfare of industry and traders of the State.
Senior party leader Sarup Chand Singla also said that forget giving any financial package on the pattern of that done by the Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh governments, the Punjab government had even reneged on the promises made to industrialists including waiving off fixed power charges for a two month period.
He said that the MSMEs were in a critical condition and that the Punjab government should give salaries of workers in order to get them back on their feet. He said a financial package should be announced for the same.
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Likewise, senior leader Gurmeet Singh Kular from Ludhiana said that the labour wanted to come back to Punjab but fear of quarantine was coming in the way of their return. He said the sewing and cycle industry, which was labour intensive was most hit and that the government should give financial relief to them.
-PTC News
