Islamabad, (Parliament Times): Prime Minister Azad Kashmir has asked the small industries corporation to devise a comprehensive plan to reduce poverty and create employment opportunities for youth in the state. The PM said this while chairing a high-level meeting of small industries corporations here on wednesday. the meeting, was attended by minister for finance and inland revenue abdul majid khan, special assistant on small industries corporations, information and environment Chaudhry Muhammad Rafiq Nayar, principal secretary Ehsan Khalid Kyani, secretary services and general administration/ inland revenue raja Amjad Parvez Ali Khan, managing director small industries Abrar Azam and others. Addressing the meeting the PM said, “there is a dire need for the promotion of cottage industry in azad kashmir and for this the government will take all necessary measures including providing loans’ ‘.
He said the small industries corporation would play an effective role for the promotion of small and medium scale industries. Prime minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan said that the government has taken many initiatives for the promotion of business activities in the ajk.The said that the government was ready to provide all the facilities and legal protection to investors who were willing to invest their capital in the region. He said that a policy should be formulated to highlight local talent at the national and international level.In the meeting, a detailed briefing was given to the prime minister with regard to the measures being taken to promote small industries in azad kashmir.
