LUDHIANA: With just about a month to go for the elections of the United Cycle Parts Manufacturers Association (UCPMA), different groups have started making moves for staking their claims on the association during the next tenure already.
With these attempts, tussles have also ensued between different groups to outdo each other to woo the members and, as a result, friction between the present managing committee members who owe allegiance to different groups has also started coming to the fore.
The tenure of the present managing committee is coming to end on September 6 and it’s likely that the elections of UCPMA might be held in first week of September.
Ludhiana: Ahead of the state budget to be announced by finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday, city businessmen have sent their demands and suggestions to him for consideration.
Businessmen say the state government needs to take measures for Punjab’s industry that is passing through a very tough time, besides Centre’s budget announced last month had failed to address their concerns.
Expediting GST refunds, establishing new focal points, technology upgrade schemes and introducing one-time settlement policies in all departments related to industry are the major demands of the businessmen.
For some, industry modernisation is key to development. Gurmeet Singh Kular, president of Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organisations (FICO), says, “We have sent several suggestions to the finance minister to help industry bounce back. The Centre has failed to give us relief. Bicycle and hosiery are the mother industries in Punjab that give employment to lakhs of people,