FICO demands upgradation of Focal Points of Ludhiana from PSIEC chairman

Ludhiana, September 14, 2019: FICO has demanded the much needed upgradation of Focal Points of Ludhiana from Gurpreet Gogi, Chairman PSIEC.
It is notable that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced Rs.32 crore for the complete facelift of the Ludhiana Focal Points, but neither the money is received nor the work has been started yet. The Infrastructure of Focal Point is in its worst shape ever especially after the recent rainy season, the things gone worse, the Roads and sewerage in the Focal Points are in poor condition so that the industrialists feel ashamed to bring their customers to factories through these roads. The condition of the roads is so poor that the movement of goods is done at the risk. Moreover, Female staff and Workers are showing reluctance in joining Industries established in Focal Points, as they feel unsafe due to poor Roads and Infrastructure. It has been observed that at least 70% of the street lights in the focal point are not working.
The things are more miserable in Phase VIII of Focal Point Ludhiana, which is the recent most focal point, when compared to other focal points of Ludhiana, Phase VIII was set up in 1992, but today, its condition of its basic infrastructure i.e roads & sewerage is miserable.
Focal points are the Bread & Butter of Punjab which generates huge revenue for the government in share of GST, Income Tax, Property Tax, Octroi etc., yet the conditions of the focal points are neglected, let apart the movement of people, the movement of goods is also carried out at the very high risk. The load carriages are often found in breakdown condition.
Vipan Mittal Acting President FICO and Manjinder Singh Sachdeva General Secretary FICO have urged Gurpreet Gogi, Chairman PSIEC to kindly look into the matter and do the needful to improve the working condition in focal points of Ludhiana.