New Industrial policy for Chandigarh soon: Kirron Kher

Lok Sabha MP from UT Chandigarh Kirron Kher today said a new industrial police will soon be rolled out, inviting green and non-polluting industries like IT sector to set up shops in 'City Beautiful'.
"Industrial policy (for Chandigarh) will be coming within a week. The process of finalisation is going on," she said here while addressing industry representatives at CII here today.
"The policy's emphasis will be on green and non-polluting industries such as IT and IT enabled companies, BPO, KPO etc," said actor-cum-politician adding that Chandigarh had been the least polluted city in the index of pollution.
The first-time MP further said the policy will focus on skill development and employment generation for youths, besides promoting industry including small and medium enterprises.

"There will be focus on providing ample job opportunities for youth in the policy," she said.
Later talking about the her achievements in the past one year as an MP, she said that Punjab and Haryana governments had agreed to give 40 million gallons per day to Chandigarh from the Bhakra Main Line which would help in bridging the gap between demand and supply of water.

"Currently, UT Chandigarh is getting 80 MGD of water and with this additional 40 MGD, we will be able to provide uninterrupted water to the residents of Chandigarh. Punjab has already given its consent in writing, Haryana has agreed verbally and we will have their agreement in writing very soon," she said.

With regard to power, Kher, wife of actor Anupam Kher, said in view of PM's thrust on solar power, it has been decided to enhance Chandigarh's solar power target from 10 MW to 30 MW by 2022.
"We will install 5 MW solar plants this year. In just one year, rooftops solar plants of overall capacity of 3.08 MW have been installed and commissioned on 58 government buildings," she said.