Chandigarh/Ludhiana, January 10:
Due to industry friendly policies and atmosphere being provided by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led Punjab government, a regular inflow of investments are pouring in Punjab under the ‘Invest Punjab’ initiative. Since 2022 1.5 lakh Crore investment has come in with an employment opportunity of 5.25 lakh people.
These words were expressed by the Cabinet Minister Mr Sanjeev Arora while inaugurating the newly established unit of KJ Forging at a cost of Rs 35 crore at focal point, here.
Cabinet Minister Arora said that the Punjab Government is constantly striving to boost the industry and create a conducive environment, under which industrialists from other states are also investing crores of rupees here. He said that under the same series, a new ‘Tool Room’ unit has been set up by KJ Group at a cost of Rs 35 crore.
Apart from this, during the year 2025, the KJ group invested Rs 52 crore, while in the current year 2026, another Rs 66 crore will be invested through a 12 MW solar power plant. The Cabinet Minister Arora clarified that thousands of unemployed youth will also get employment opportunities with such industries investing in Punjab.
On this occasion, he was accompanied by State Information Commissioner Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Upkar Singh Ahuja from CICU, Chief Administrator GLADA Sandeep Kumar, Gopi Kothari and Amit Kothari from KJ Group, Naveen Behl and a large number of representatives of various industrial units.
Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora expressed happiness that most of the machines in this newly established unit have been developed in cities like Bangalore and Gujarat in India, whereas earlier these machines were imported from abroad.
Answering the questions asked by the journalists, he thanked the Hon’ble Chief Minister and Hon’ble National Convener Arvind Kejriwal who entrusted the responsibility of the Local Government Department to him. He clarified that the problems related to Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils will be resolved on priority basis. He said that instructions will also be issued to PSPCL to ensure that no wire is seen hanging in any village, town or city, under which the tender process is going on in 87 sub-divisions.Apart from this, the sewage system will be upgraded, further improvements will be made in the road infrastructure.
Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora said that one of the major projects of the Punjab Government, the revival of Budha Dariya, that is going on at a war footing. He said that a complete ban has been imposed on dumping of cow dung and other waste of dairies into the Dariya. Strict instructions have also been issued to dyeing units and other factories on the banks of Budha Dariya to ensure that untreated water is not dumped into the river.
On this occasion, KJ Group expressed special gratitude to Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora and Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann and said that the Punjab Government has created industrial friendly policies and the most peaceful environment for working. He also contributed Rs 21 lacs to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
