TNR
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal at New Delhi late on Thursday.
The Chief Minister requested for special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh. He said that in order to ensure balanced regional development, it was the need of the hour that a special industrial package on the lines of Jammu and Kashmir and Northeastern states be provided Himachal Pradesh.
CM Sukhu also urged to restart the previous transport subsidy scheme for hilly areas like Himachal Pradesh keeping in view high logistic cost due to rugged terrain. He said that this would go a long way in promoting industrial production and boosting exports. He also requested for providing funds for industrial infrastructure development projects, quality testing labs and certification labs for export promotion etc.
The Chief Minister sought the release of pending amount of capital subsidy under Industrial Development Scheme and sanctioning pending cases under the IDS at the earliest.
The Union Minister assured of examining the raised issues and extending all possible support to the state. Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani, political adviser to the Chief Minister Sunil Sharma, principal adviser to the Chief Minister Ram Subhag Singh and other senior officers of the state attended the meeting.
Himachal CM Sukhu meets Union Industry Minister, seeks special package on lines of J&K
