Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal met with a four-member delegation of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) led by Secretary-General Hassan Iqbal at his office in the Civil Secretariat on Saturday. The delegates apprised the Chief Secretary of the problems facing the sugar industry.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Secretary said that a plan of action would be worked out through consensus to resolve the genuine problems of the sugar industry.
He said that it is the duty of the government to protect the interest of the people and ensure the availability of essential commodities to the citizens at officially-fixed rates.
He said that the association should play its due role in stabilizing the price of sugar, adding that no one would be allowed to overcharge the consumers.
The Chief Secretary said that the government would extend full cooperation for the promotion of investment and business activities and the industrialists should work hand in hand with the government for the development of the country.
The delegates Hassan Iqbal, Mohammad Aslam, Mohammad Rafiq, and Faisal Ahmed assured that the association would extend cooperation to the government.
The administrative secretaries of the Food, Agriculture, and Industries Department and Cane Commissioner Punjab were also present on the occasion.
