PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE DEPARTMENT
LIST OF STARRED ASSEMBLY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR
THURSDAY THE 22ND AUGUST, 2019
63. *Mr. Arif Mustafa Jatoi: Will the Minister for Industries & Commercebe pleased to state:-
The number of government empoyees who lost their jobs due to closure of Dadu Sugar Mills?
ANSWER
JAM IKRAMULLAH DHAREJO,MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE:
No government employee has lost his job due to closure of Dadu sugar mill. The workers affected were the employees of Sindh Sugar Corporation who worked in its allied units vizThatta&Dadu Sugar Mills.
However, a total number of about 972 regular workers / employees were affected due to closure of Dadu sugar mill out of which 237 employees opted to go for golden handshake under the scheme announced by the government and 735 opted to join Sindh Government and were declared surplus with the direction to join Surplus Pool Services General Administration & Coordination Department for further absorption in other government department under the same scheme. As such no government regular employee lost the job.
518. *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Industries & Commerce be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that there is only one effluent water treatment plant for the tannery sector in Korangi industrial zone, are there any plans to establish additional such plants in all industrial zones of Karachi;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the details thereof?
ANSWER
JAM IKRAMULLAH DHAREJO, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE:
(a) Yes, it is a fact.
(b) The Scheme for installation of five (05) Combined Effluent Treatment Plants has been approved jointly by Government of Sindh and Federal Government. The Project will be funded by both. Government of Sindh with 2000 million, 67% and Federal Government 1000 million, 33% respectively. The project is being executed by Karachi Water &Swerage Board whereas the administrative department is Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Sindh.
519. *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Industries & Commerce be pleased to state:-
(a) Whether the department has developed any plan to facilitate small and medium enterprises in obtaining credit to develop their businesses;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the reasons thereof?
ANSWER
JAM IKRAMULLAH DHAREJO, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE:
(a) There is no any proposal regarding facilitating the medium and small enterprises in obtaining credit to develop their businesses under consideration.
(b) N/A
521. *Mr. Khurram Sher Zaman: Will the Minister for Industries & Commerce be pleased to state:-
(a) Is it a fact that the poor financial state of Sindh Small Industries Corporation is mainly due to overstaffing;
(b) If answer to (a) above is affirmative, the department’s plan to address the same?
ANSWER
JAM IKRAMULLAH DHAREJO, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE:
(a) Yes, it is a fact.
(b) To overcome the financial state of the Corporation, the Sindh Government has provided an amount of Rs. 300 million during the current financial Year 2018-19.
Another measure is to establish new Small Industrial Estates / Industrial Parks through which not only the financial position of the Corporation will be improved but the new Industrial Estates / Parks will be helpful for the betterment of socio-economic position of general public and earn remarkable revenue in shape of different taxes.
Necessary to mention that if new schemes are approved and established then the services of over staff will be utilized in new industrial estates /parks.
1252. *Ms. Ghazala Siyal: Will the Minister for Industries & Commerce be pleased to state:-
Number of industrial estates working in the province alongwith the names of new industrial/economic zones established from January 01, 2017 to August 31, 2018?
ANSWER
JAM IKRAMULLAH DHAREJO, MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE:
Following two Industries & Commerce Department linked entities are working in Sindh:-
1. Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) Limited.
2. Sindh Small Industries Corporation.
None of them has established any industrial estate / economic zones from January 01, 2017 to August 31, 2018.
KARACHI: G.M.UMAR FAROOQ
DATED 21st August, 2019 SECRETARY
PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY OF SINDH
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