Punjab chief minister, Parkash Singh Badal has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to extend the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) up to Amritsar to boost industrial development in the state.
The extension of DMIC up to Amritsar would give an impetus to an overall industrial growth in Punjab , Badal told PM at a meeting.
CM?s media advisor, Harcharan Bains said Badal told the Prime Minister that Punjab was a landlocked state and the industry was also in a disadvantageous position, particularly after the withdrawal of freight equalisation scheme viz-a-viz other coastal states.
Now with the coming up of DMIC, the industries Gujarat, Maharashtra and Haryana would get further boost for getting the investment and making the industry of these states more competitive.
Punjab has the only exit route through Pakistan to Gulf, but not much of business and trade activities were taking place for many reasons, Badal said.