Amarinder Singh asks administration to ensure welfare of migrant workers

The chief minister asked the industry ministry to "aggressively" pursue the development of the four industrial parks already announced by the state government in the budget for this fiscal.

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday asked his ministers and officials to take all possible welfare measures to ensure that migrant workers were taken care of.
 

Amarinder said it was a good sign that 35 per cent of those, who had registered for returning home, had now decided to stay in Punjab.

A meeting of the Punjab cabinet also reviewed the state's excise policy, and will take a decision on Saturday. Some of the state governments in recent days have increased the excise duty