‘Govt. will work with industry for revival’

Activity to return in phases: Minister

June 01, 2021 01:16 am | Updated 01:16 am IST - CHENNAI

The Tamil Nadu government will engage with the industry and come out with an economic revival plan, Industries Minister Thangam Thennarasu has said.

Interacting with select members of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-Tamil Nadu on Sunday, he said the industrial activity would be allowed in phases, with the drop in the COVID-19 cases factored in.

The members urged the government to come out with a policy to support migrant labourers, important as they were for reviving and sustaining the economic activity, the CII said in a statement.

Micro, small and medium enterprises were the most affected by the second wave of COVID-19, the members said, urging the government to help them restart through financial packages and loan moratoria.

The government should drop the maximum demand charges for the industrial use of electricity during the lockdown. It should speed up vaccination in rural areas and partner the industry to improve medical infrastructure, mainly in Tier-II and Tier-III towns, in preparation for the third wave, they said.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.