{"id":101544,"date":"2025-03-03T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101544"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T12:06:34","slug":"punjab-aims-for-industrial-growth-with-new-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-aims-for-industrial-growth-with-new-policies.html","title":{"rendered":"Punjab aims for industrial growth with new policies &#038; investment incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain announced that Punjab has put an end to real estate dealings in industrial estates, ensuring that only industrial units are established on acquired plots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He made these remarks during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Industries, Commerce, and Investment at the Punjab Assembly, chaired by Junaid Afzal Sahi. The meeting reviewed the department\u2019s performance, policy updates, and ongoing initiatives to promote industrialisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/industrial-expansion-in-sialkot-rawalpindi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PIEDMC announces industrial expansion in Sialkot, Rawalpindi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shafay Hussain highlighted that the provincial government is focused on accelerating industrialisation through improved infrastructure, streamlined investment procedures, and the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). He confirmed that recommendations have been sent to the federal government to expedite SEZ approvals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the minister announced that new boards have been formed for various institutions, and permanent vice-chancellors for technical universities will be appointed soon. He also emphasised the government\u2019s commitment to attracting foreign investment and supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through interest-free loan schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting also discussed the rationalisation of SME loan programs and reviewed measures to enhance investment in Punjab\u2019s industrial sector. Business Facilitation Centres were acknowledged for their role in promoting business activities, while TEVTA\u2019s expansion of foreign language courses, including German, Korean, Arabic, and Japanese, was also noted as a step toward increasing workforce opportunities abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/chinese-investors-invited-to-relocate-industries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LCCI urges Chinese investors to relocate industries to Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials, including the Provincial Secretary for Industries and Commerce Umar Masood, MPAs, and heads of subsidiary institutions, attended the meeting. The Punjab government reaffirmed its dedication to fostering a business-friendly environment and enhancing industrial growth across the province.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain announced that Punjab has put an end to real estate dealings in industrial estates, ensuring that only industrial units are established on acquired plots. He made these remarks during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Industries, Commerce, and Investment at the Punjab Assembly, chaired by Junaid Afzal Sahi. The meeting reviewed the department\u2019s performance, policy updates, and ongoing initiatives to promote industrialisation. Read: PIEDMC announces industrial expansion in Sialkot, Rawalpindi Shafay Hussain highlighted that the provincial government is focused on accelerating industrialisation through improved infrastructure, streamlined investment procedures, and the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). He confirmed that recommendations have been sent to the federal government to expedite SEZ approvals. Additionally, the minister announced that new boards have been formed for various institutions, and permanent vice-chancellors for technical universities will be appointed soon. He also emphasised the government\u2019s commitment to attracting foreign investment and supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) through interest-free loan schemes. The meeting also discussed the rationalisation of SME loan programs and reviewed measures to enhance investment in Punjab\u2019s industrial sector. Business Facilitation Centres were acknowledged for their role in promoting business activities, while TEVTA\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":100219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15012],"tags":[61229,62851,62848,61760,62849,62845,62850,62847,62846,62844],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allied-industries","8":"tag-business-facilitation-centres","9":"tag-economic-growth-punjab","10":"tag-foreign-investment-punjab","11":"tag-industrial-estates-development","12":"tag-investment-incentives-punjab","13":"tag-punjab-industrial-growth","14":"tag-punjab-industries-policy","15":"tag-sme-loan-scheme-punjab","16":"tag-special-economic-zones-pakistan","17":"tag-tevta-language-courses","18":"cat-15012-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Punjab aims for industrial growth with new policies - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The government is focused on accelerating industrialisation through improved infrastructure, streamlined investment procedures...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-aims-for-industrial-growth-with-new-policies.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab aims for industrial growth with new policies - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The government is focused on accelerating industrialisation through improved infrastructure, streamlined investment procedures...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-aims-for-industrial-growth-with-new-policies.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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