Govt to formulate Industrial Policy 2009 soon
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
The government is to formulate the Industrial Policy-2009 for ensuring overall development of the country through balanced industrialisation, reports BSS.
In this respect, the government would provide massive infrastructure facilities including stimulus for setting up industries in the country's backward districts and northern parts including greater Rangpur, Dinajpur and Rajshahi.
"But the entrepreneurs should come forward for this," said Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad on behalf of Industries Minister Dilip Barua while replying to a query from Noor-e-Hasna Lily Chowdhury (women seat-43) in the Jatiya Sangsad Tuesday.
He said a project titled "Socio-Economic Development of Monga Prone Areas through Cottage and Rural Industries" had been undertaken and incorporated in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2009-2010 to create employment for the distressed people.
"The government is also trying sincerely to restart all closed mills to resolve the problem of unemployment in the country," he said.
The minister said the government had taken an initiative to restart two laid-off jute mills -- Qoumi Jute Mills Ltd in Sirajganj and Doulatpur Jute Mills Ltd in Khulna -- under Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).
A three-member sub-committee formed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Industries had already visited Qoumi Jute Mills and would visit Doulatpur Jute Mills soon.
Besides, he added, necessary funds had been sought from the finance minister for required maintenance and servicing of two mills in line with accelerating the process of their restarting.
These two mills would create employment scopes for 4,215 persons, he told the House.
The minister said the government had restarted operations in two textile mills -- Bengal Textile Mills in Jessore and Rajshahi Textile Mills.
The government had plans to restart all laid-off textile mills to resolve unemployment problems with a view to implementing its target of providing job to one from each family, he said.
The parliamentary standing committee on textiles and jute ministry had formed a four-member sub-committee to investigate whether two closed silk mills could be restarted. The committee would submit a report in this regard within two months, he said.
Azad said Chittagong Chemical Complex Ltd had restarted its formal activities for production. A financial-technical feasibility study committee of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) comprising members from BUET is working on restarting production of Khulna Newsprint Mills.
The report on restarting North Bengal Paper Mills had been sent to the ministry, he added.
In this respect, the government would provide massive infrastructure facilities including stimulus for setting up industries in the country's backward districts and northern parts including greater Rangpur, Dinajpur and Rajshahi.
"But the entrepreneurs should come forward for this," said Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad on behalf of Industries Minister Dilip Barua while replying to a query from Noor-e-Hasna Lily Chowdhury (women seat-43) in the Jatiya Sangsad Tuesday.
He said a project titled "Socio-Economic Development of Monga Prone Areas through Cottage and Rural Industries" had been undertaken and incorporated in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2009-2010 to create employment for the distressed people.
"The government is also trying sincerely to restart all closed mills to resolve the problem of unemployment in the country," he said.
The minister said the government had taken an initiative to restart two laid-off jute mills -- Qoumi Jute Mills Ltd in Sirajganj and Doulatpur Jute Mills Ltd in Khulna -- under Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).
A three-member sub-committee formed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Industries had already visited Qoumi Jute Mills and would visit Doulatpur Jute Mills soon.
Besides, he added, necessary funds had been sought from the finance minister for required maintenance and servicing of two mills in line with accelerating the process of their restarting.
These two mills would create employment scopes for 4,215 persons, he told the House.
The minister said the government had restarted operations in two textile mills -- Bengal Textile Mills in Jessore and Rajshahi Textile Mills.
The government had plans to restart all laid-off textile mills to resolve unemployment problems with a view to implementing its target of providing job to one from each family, he said.
The parliamentary standing committee on textiles and jute ministry had formed a four-member sub-committee to investigate whether two closed silk mills could be restarted. The committee would submit a report in this regard within two months, he said.
Azad said Chittagong Chemical Complex Ltd had restarted its formal activities for production. A financial-technical feasibility study committee of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) comprising members from BUET is working on restarting production of Khulna Newsprint Mills.
The report on restarting North Bengal Paper Mills had been sent to the ministry, he added.