Lahore, July 12, 2023 (PPI-OT): Provincial Minister for Industry and Trade SM Tanveer chaired a meeting in the Chief Minister’s Office in which discussions were held on ethanol industry license renewal, working hours, salary, permits, closure of factories and other issues. The delegation informed about their problems and demanded that there should be an automatic system of license renewal. Secretary Industry and Commerce Ehsan Bhutta, Secretary Excise Mukhtar Masood, DG Industries and others attended the meeting. Pakistan Ethanol Manufacturers Association’s Ch. Muhammad Waheed, Sheikh Muhammad Saeed and others were also present. It was also agreed to reduce the documents required for license renewal, the number of employees coming to the factories and payment of salary according to the rules.

Provincial Minister SM Tanveer said that the government does not want any closure of factories and made it clear that any obstacle would not be tolerated in solving the problems of the industrialists. Legitimate problems of industrialists are being addressed on a priority basis; he added and asked the secretary excise to liaise with the ethanol manufacturers to resolve their issues.

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