15 More Sectoral Committees Notified for Industrial Policy Enhancement in Punjab: Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora

Ludhiana, August 5, 2025: In continuation of the Punjab Government’s initiative to gather suggestions from industry experts for strengthening the state’s industrial policy and improving the ease of doing business, Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora today announced the formation of fifteen more sectoral committees, bringing the total number of committees to twenty-four. Today’s announcement marks the final list of committees declared by the Minister.

Arora made this announcement at a press conference in Chandigarh on Tuesday and said that the newly formed committees include members from diverse industrial sectors and will serve as think tanks to recommend sector-specific policy measures. The new committees are focused on IT Sector, Bicycle Industry, Auto & Auto Components, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Steel & Rolling Mills, Plastic & Chemical Products, Logistics & Warehousing, Film Media, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Universities & Coaching Institutions, Hospitals & Health Care, Startups, Retail and ESDM- Electronics Systems Design & Manufacturing.  

The chairmen of the newly formed 15 committees are as under: Pratap Aggarwal (IDS Infotech, Mohali)- IT Sector, Onkar Singh Pahwa (Avon Cycles, Ludhiana)-Bicycle Industry, Paritosh Garg (Happy Forgings, Ludhiana)- Auto & Auto Components, Inderveer Singh (Evage Motors, Mohali)-  Electric Vehicles, Ashish Kumar (Verbio, Sangrur)- Renewable Energy, Sachit Jain (Vardhman Steel, Ludhiana)- Steel & Rolling Mills, Abhi Bansal (ASSOCHAM & MD Sarswati Agro Chemicals, SAS Nagar)- Plastic & Chemical Products, Ashwani Nayar (Capt.) (Hind Termina, Ludhiana)- Logistics & Warehousing, Dinesh Auluck (Speed Records)- Film Media, Varinder Gupta (IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, Barnala)- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Jaspal Singh Sandhu (Dr.)  (Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar)- Universities & Coaching Institutions, Bishav Mohan (Dr) (DMC Ludhiana)- Hospitals & Health Care, Mamta Bhardwaj (Neuron, Punjab Startup Hub)- Startups, Umang Jindal (Home Land Group)- Retail, Kamaljeet Singh (Dr) (Semiconductor Laboratory Ltd)- ESDM- Electronics Systems Design & Manufacturing. 
  

Sanjeev Arora said the core task for each of the committees will be to provide the Government with a structured set of inputs for a customised industrial framework/policy for their specific sector keeping in mind Punjab's unique industrial eco system along with structural and fiscal context. For this the committee should examine policies and frameworks of all other relevant states in the country and thus develop a 'best-in-class' policy framework for Punjab. The committees shall submit these recommendations in writing by 1st October 2025.

Each committee will be having a Chairperson and some members from the industry. However more members may be added at the discretion of the Government. Members will be diverse in size, scale, and geography to ensure all views are tabled during discussions. Members will also represent different sub- segments of the overall sector.

Secretariat support to each committee shall be provided by the Member-Secretary of the Committee as noted above, who shall also be in-charge of organizing the meetings of the Committee and preparing the minutes. General Manager District Industries Centre (GM DIC) from Department of Industries & Commerce and the relevant Sector Officer from Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP) shall assist the Committee with relevant administrative support, as necessary.

Earlier, nine committees such as Spinning and Weaving Committee, Apparels Committee, Dyeing and Finishing Units Committee, Sports/Leather Goods Committee, Machine/Hands Tools Committee, Food Processing & Dairy, Tourism & Hospitality Committee, Heavy Machinery, Furniture & Ply Industry Committee were constituted.