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| Uphold principles of symbiosis, take incentives, help development: Azad to investors | | | Jammu, Nov 26
Reminding industrialists of the symbiotic relation between them and state, Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that industrialists should provide employment to local youth in a big way in lieu of the huge incentives they receive and be partners in the development process.
Inaugurating a transformer manufacturing unit at Bari-Brahmana near here today, Mr. Azad asked the industrialists to be partners in the development scenario of the state and not have the solo motive of making fortunes. He said the liberal and attractive industrial policy set in place by the government aims at providing vast field of activities for the investors in the state on one hand and create ample opportunities of jobs and economic activities in the private sector in the state on the other hand. “This aspect has to be accomplished in letter and spirit”, he stressed.
He told industrialists to prepare lists of manpower both skilled and unskilled to government so that vast number of industrial training institutes functioning in the state produce relevant and qualified manpower to be utilized in the industrial sector.
Chief Minister directed SIDCO to conduct a survey and find out how much local manpower has been engaged in the industries established in the state and which type of human resource is required to man different units.
“Jammu and Kashmir is second to none in extending hospitality to guests and industrialists of the country who have invested here are not only our dear brethren but respected guests. Reciprocating our love and facilities they should extend orbit of their activities to rural and far-off villages to help build industrial base in rural areas”, he maintained.
Chief Minister said that in industrial growth economic future of state is secure and technocrats, qualified, skilled and labour class have ample job opportunities in this sector. “It is, as such, responsibility of all to help grow and promote industries and workmanship in the state”. He said that state is abundant in high graded engineers, technicians and qualified youth to handle ventures of modern specifications.
Chief Minister said that Jammu and Kashmir provides unique and conducive area for eco-friendly software engineering development and this has to be properly projected and grown.
Mr. Azad asked youth to take up manufacturing of market-oriented items as a profession by way of setting up units all over the state for which wide-ranging incentives and facilities are available to them. This would not only help them to earn respectable and surplus earnings but they could provide jobs to large number of people, he said.
Minister for R&B Mr. Gulchain Singh Charak and Minister of State for School Education Mr. Manjit Singh also spoke on the occasion. Both the Ministers stressed for establishing agro-based, eco-friendly and employment generating industries where local youth could have greater employment opportunities
A galaxy of industrialists, senior officers and prominent citizens were present on the occasion.
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