PM Emergency Program being launched to enhance cotton production, NA told

February 12, 2020: National Assembly was informed on Wednesday that a Prime Minister Emergency Program is being launched to enhance cotton production in the country.

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan told the house during question hour today that new seed varieties will be provided to the farmers to enhance the productivity of the cotton crop. He said incentives will also be given the farmers to woo them to grow cotton.

Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce and Textile Aliya Hamza told the house that Pakistan Steel Mills will be revived through a public-private partnership. She said thirteen companies have evinced interest in this partnership for Pakistan Steel Mills. She said Pakistan Steel Mills is a very important institution and it will be run at all costs.

The Parliamentary Secretary said the present government has announced two relief packages for the common man worth ten billion rupees and seven billion rupees through the Utility Stores Corporation.  She said the reduction in the prices of essential commodities at the utility outlets has helped bolster their sales.

Aliya Hamza said that the present government is committed to promoting industrialization in the country. She said seventeen new entrants have entered the automotive industry. As a result of our policies, we have attracted one billion dollars investment in this industry.

Parliamentary Secretary for Water Resources Saleh Muhammad said the government is working on the construction of dams in the country to meet the water shortage. He said work is in full progress on Mohmand Dam and it will be completed before the stipulated period. He said about 11.50 billion rupees have been collected under the dams’ fund.

Radio Pakistan