Presiding over a meeting of Sindh Small Industries Corporation (SSIC), the minister emphasised to motivate industrialists for new industries in the province especially agro based, marble, and plastic pipe production industrial units. He directed to cooperate with police to resolve the issue of law and order situation in certain industrial estates and also to take steps to generate the revenue.
Jam Ikram Ullah Dharejo added, "Steps should also be taken to give salaries on time so that the employees may work with piece of mind." He said that biometric system should also be strictly implemented to ensure regularity and punctuality of the employees, adding that none is above the law. He suggested arranging awareness seminars for new business establishing people to guide them in starting their business.
He directed to cancel allotments of those industrial plots, which had not been utilized for the purpose and lying vacant from a certain period. Jam Ikram Ullah Dharejo agreed upon the suggestion of motivating the industrialists they should be given the facility of deposing their dues and utilities in instalments. "All measures should be taken to boost up small industries in the province," he concluded.
While briefing the meeting, SSIC MD Dr Sarwat Faheem told that there were 22 industrial estates in Sindh with almost three thousands and five hundred plots, out of 412 plots were to be allotted. Chief engineer Muhammad Atif Ghayas, director admin Dr Rashida Hafeez and other officers attended the meeting.