CM Mann Urges Industrialists to Leverage FastTrack Portal to Make Punjab India’s Next Industrial Powerhouse
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in News/ June 10,2025
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday exhorted the Industrialists to take maximum benefit of Fasttrack Portal to emerge as an industrial hub of the country.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said that FastTrack Punjab Portal which will ensure all the approvals to the investors within 45 days of application adding that it is the backbone of a re-imagined industrial governance model. He reiterated that these reforms are not the end rather they are the beginning of a movement, a movement where ease of doing business becomes a culture, not a slogan. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Punjab has always been a land of courage, enterprise, and resilience and now, it stands ready to lead India’s industrial resurgence with the same spirit.
The Chief Minister said that in the last three years the state government has taken a number of initiatives to benefit every section of the society. He said that hitherto the Industrialists were considered as ATMs which can shelve money during the elections. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the industrialists used to fund the traditional parties for just securing the right to work, so that they do not face any harassment.
The Chief Minister said that after assuming power his government has taken several key initiatives to facilitate the industrialists. He said that Punjab became the first state in the country to launch unique color coded stamp papers, to facilitate the entrepreneurs for setting up their units in the state thereby giving much needed fillip to industrial growth. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this revolutionary step is aimed at promoting ease of doing business for the entrepreneurs desirous of setting up their units in the state.
The Chief Minister said that any industrialist who is keen on setting his industrial unit in the state can get this unique colour coded stamp paper from Invest Punjab Portal. He said that industrialists will have to just pay various fees required for getting clearances in form of CLU, forest, Pollution, Fire and other to set up his unit while purchasing this single stamp paper only. Bhagwant Mann said that after purchasing the stamp paper, the industrialist will get all the necessary clearances from all the departments within 15 days to set up his unit adding that several states are also asking the state to replicate it.
The Chief Minister said that the policies for the industry have been framed as per the need of industrialists and to facilitate them. He said that whatever the industry has demanded from the state government has been delivered at the earliest to facilitate the industry. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this also the need of hour to boost economic activity in the region adding that the motive is to make Punjab an industrial hub.
The Chief Minister said that the state government had inherited a system when the industry from the state was fleeing to other states. He said that the industries were fed up from the extortion system that prevailed in the state during the tenure of the previous regimes. However, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that his government has restored the faith of industrialists by providing them an industrial friendly atmosphere coupled with a good law and order situation.
The Chief Minister said that the state has the best law and order situation in the country due to which industries are coming in a big way. He said that this is contrary to the situation when during previous regimes the leaders used to seek shares in the ventures. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that earlier the MoUs were signed with the political families in power but now these agreements are signed for progress and prosperity of the state.
The Chief Minister said that earlier such summits were held in the state but Punjab was never benefited from it as the leaders were interested for their personal interests. He said that such was the myopic mindset of these leaders that even the ornamental trees planted here to welcome the industrialists were uprooted and taken by them to village Badal. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that these leaders were never bothered about the well being of any section of the society but they gave preference to their own interests.
The Chief Minister said that a single window and single pen system has been introduced to facilitate the industrialists so that they can work freely. He said that the industrialists who work here create more employment opportunities thereby propelling industrial growth in the state. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is necessary for giving impetus to the development of the state and prosperity of its people.
The Chief Minister said that unlike in the past no one will harass the industrialists, rather the state government will make every effort to promote and encourage the industry. He said that the state government has already set the wheels in motion to provide a single window system for facilitating the industry. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this is being implemented in real zeal to ensure comprehensive development of the industrial sector.
The Chief Minister said that the state government will make concerted efforts for safeguarding, promoting and expanding the existing industrial units in the state. He said that the industrialists have played a key role in the socio-economic growth of the country. Bhagwant Mannn said that these industries have carved a niche for them across the globe and the state government will make every effort to ensure that their interests are safeguarded.
The Chief Minister said that he wants to hand over tiffins in the hands of youth by giving them employment so that they shun the syringes and menace of other drugs. He said that as Idle hands are devil’s workshop, the state government is trying its best to ensure that maximum youth get jobs so that they do not fall prey to the social menaces. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that unemployment is the root cause of several social problems due to which the state government is focusing on eradicating this malady by promoting industrialization.
On the occasion Cabinet Ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Tarunpreet Singh Sondh along with others were also present.
