Presiding over a meeting with administrative secretaries to oversee the arrangements of 2nd Progressive Punjab Investment Summit on October 28-29 at Mohali, Deputy Chief Minister mooted the proposal to setup Industry Inspections Bureau so that all clearances regarding inspections of industrial units and annual assessments could be regulated through one administrative authority.
He said "I desire that Punjab should be an 'inspector free' state by December 31 and entrepreneurs can do their businesses with free mind and without any tension from frequent inspections".
"No Boiler Inspector will visit the factory unless invited for annual inspection by the concerned firm and with prior approval of authority", he added.
To facilitate the ease of doing business, Deputy CM asked all the departments especially Labour, Forests, Pollution Control Board, Industry department and PSPCL to update their portals and put all relevant information regarding inspection procedure, online filing of applications, e-payments of fees and timeline for application approval in the public sphere.