Punjab Government is all set to develop a Wood Park in Hoshiarpur soon with 30 units of plywood manufacturing. “The land for this project has been earmarked, which would further create 10,000 direct and 8,000 indirect job opportunities,” said the state Industries and Commerce Minister Sunder Sham Arora on Wednesday. Arora said that the Punjab Government’s concerted efforts for industrial growth had secured investments worth over Rs 71,000 crore during last four years besides ensuring 2.7 lakh job opportunities under these industrial projects.The Minister informed that requisite approvals for setting up of Wood Park have been obtained and it would be developed on nearly 58 acres of land chunk adjoining Hoshiarpur.Despite severe health crisis amid global COVID-19 pandemic, the year-2020 itself witnessed industrial investment to the tune of Rs 10,461 crore with major projects in different sectors including agro, food-processing, chemical, automobile, textile, education, renewable energy, light engineering etc.
“The Department has successfully ensured 100 percent execution of 45 reforms envisioned by the Union Government under its State Reform Action Plan besides implementing 285 reforms out of 301 under District Reform Action Plan while the remaining would be accomplished before March, 31, 2021,” he said.
