Guwahati: ‘Plastic has become omnipresent in our daily life. In this regard, Assam has immense potentiality of plastic industries and a massive campaign is necessary to tap the opportunities in the state.’
This was stated by Assam’s Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, while attending a seminar on ‘Plastic Industries – Opportunities and Challenges 2016’ organised by Federation of Industry and Commerce (FINER) at a city hotel on Monday.
Representatives from BCPL, CIPET, IIT-G, Ministry of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India also attended the seminar and deliberated at length on the opportunities and challenges of plastic industries in the state.
Minister Patowary stated that with the Government of India’s Vision of Hydrocarbon – 2030, the environment is apt for investment and called upon the entrepreneurs to invest in plastic industry in Assam.
He further stated that the government has recently passed the Ease of Doing Business Bill 2016 – which is a single window clearance system and will soon launch the portal that will fast-track the business projects in the state.
The Government of Assam has decided to create a new department on Skill Development.
This, the Minister said, would help in creating a pool of skilled manpower which would benefit the plastic sector.
