Islamabad : The Standing Committee on Industries and Production met this afternoon under the Chairmanship of Syed Hafeezuddin, MNA in Committee Room.
The Committee strongly condemned that Government is planning to close of Utility Stores around the country in the end of July, despite the fact that Hon. Federal Minister for Industries & Production had assured on floor of the House that only those utility stores would be closed which were accumulating losses. The Committee decided to take up the issue at appropriate forum to stop the privatization of Utility Stores Corporation in order to prevent 16000 employments affiliated with it.
The Committee expressed grave concern over the absence of automobile four-wheeler certification policy in the country and improper check over the manufacturing industries which had been causing massive losses of human lives in shape of accidents. The Committee recommended that M/o Industries and Production may come up with the proposals in consultation with all the stake holders by following the international practices instead of throwing responsibilities on each other in order to prevent further accidental life losses in future and report back to the Committee in its next meeting.
The Committee expressed displeasure over the severe discrimination of K-electric for charging Rs. 40 tariff on consumers despite the fact that Rs. 28 tariff was being charged in rest of the Country. The Committee directed that KE may take stringent measure to lessen the financial burden on its consumers by reducing electricity rates in order to make identical around the Country.
Earlier, Additional Secretary M/o Industries & Production and representatives of other departments about efforts made by them to enhance the performance of their departments and problems faced by them in this regard.
The MNA namely Mr. Shahid Usman, Mr. Sajid Mehdi, Ms. Kiran Imran Dar, Syed Murtaza Mehmud, Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, Mr. Abdul Hakeem Baloch, Dr. Mahreen Razzaq Bhutto, Ms. Naz Baloch, Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Mr. Muhammad Mobeen Arif, Mr. Muhammad Saad Ullah, Rana Atif, Mr. Muhammad Arshad Sahi, Syed Raza Ali Gillani besides the Addl. Secretary M/o Industries & Production, Member FBR, MD USC and representative of K-Electric along with other senior Officers of the Ministry and its attached departments attended the meeting.
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