{"id":102469,"date":"2025-06-06T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=102469"},"modified":"2025-06-05T18:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T13:07:50","slug":"lcci-demands-relief-for-saggian-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lcci-demands-relief-for-saggian-industries.html","title":{"rendered":"LCCI demands relief for Saggian Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Punjab government to take notice of the rising concerns among industrialists operating in Saggian and surrounding areas under the jurisdiction of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an emergency meeting at the LCCI, business owners and industrialists highlighted the challenges posed by significantly higher District Collector (DC) land rates in RUDA-administered zones. According to LCCI Acting President Engineer Khalid Usman, the DC rates in these areas are reportedly up to 10 times higher than those in comparable industrial localities, placing a substantial financial strain on the operations of existing units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lcci-urges-relief-for-cement-distributors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LCCI urges PM to suspend <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=102272&amp;action=edit\">SROs affecting cement distributors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usman stated that more than 1,000 industrial units \u2014 ranging from small workshops to large-scale manufacturing facilities \u2014 operate in this zone, employing over 10,000 workers directly and supporting many more indirectly through supply chains and allied services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe sharp increase in land rates has created uncertainty among industrialists,\u201d said Usman. \u201cThere is concern that if these rates remain unchanged, the affected units may face operational challenges that could impact employment and production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also called for halting any action that might lead to the sealing or eviction of businesses until all stakeholders are consulted. \u201cConsultation with the business community is essential before finalising such critical decisions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCCI representatives appealed to Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz to review the land valuation in RUDA areas and initiate dialogue with the concerned stakeholders to find a workable solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the meeting stressed the importance of maintaining a stable and predictable business environment, especially in long-established industrial zones like Saggian. They noted that these zones are integral to Punjab\u2019s wider industrial and economic ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <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>The LCCI also expressed optimism that the provincial leadership would consider their concerns to ensure continued industrial growth and job stability in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Punjab government to take notice of the rising concerns among industrialists operating in Saggian and surrounding areas under the jurisdiction of the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA). During an emergency meeting at the LCCI, business owners and industrialists highlighted the challenges posed by significantly higher District Collector (DC) land rates in RUDA-administered zones. According to LCCI Acting President Engineer Khalid Usman, the DC rates in these areas are reportedly up to 10 times higher than those in comparable industrial localities, placing a substantial financial strain on the operations of existing units. Read: LCCI urges PM to suspend SROs affecting cement distributors Usman stated that more than 1,000 industrial units \u2014 ranging from small workshops to large-scale manufacturing facilities \u2014 operate in this zone, employing over 10,000 workers directly and supporting many more indirectly through supply chains and allied services. \u201cThe sharp increase in land rates has created uncertainty among industrialists,\u201d said Usman. \u201cThere is concern that if these rates remain unchanged, the affected units may face operational challenges that could impact employment and production.\u201d He also called for halting any action that might lead to the sealing or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":101115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[41187,20718,61156,62498,65154,65156,62620,65155,7057,58624,3237,34535,65153,14404],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-102469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-business-community","9":"tag-economic-development","10":"tag-employment","11":"tag-industrial-policy","12":"tag-industrial-relief","13":"tag-investor-concerns","14":"tag-lahore-chamber-of-commerce","15":"tag-land-rates","16":"tag-lcci","17":"tag-maryam-nawaz","18":"tag-punjab-government","19":"tag-ruda","20":"tag-saggian-industrial-area","21":"tag-smes","22":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LCCI demands relief for Saggian Industries - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is concern that if these rates remain unchanged, the affected units may face operational challenges that could impact employment...\" \/>\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\/lcci-demands-relief-for-saggian-industries.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LCCI demands relief for Saggian Industries - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is concern that if these rates remain unchanged, the affected units may face operational challenges that could impact employment...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lcci-demands-relief-for-saggian-industries.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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