Rawalpindi: Secretary Industries Punjab Ehsan Bhatta visited Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI). During the visit, RCCI President Saqib Rafiq gave a detailed briefing on RCCI activities, discussed development projects and shared an update on facilities being provided to the business community for the promotion of trade activities in the region.
Secretary Industries said that in the light of the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, business facilitation centers in six cities including Rawalpindi are being established. The Business Facilitation Center (BFC) in Rawalpindi will be inaugurated on January 15, he added.
Secretary Industries appreciated the efforts of Rawalpindi Chamber for the establishment of the Business Facilitation Center and assured full support from Punjab Government for the early completion of the center.
On this occasion, President Saqib Rafiq said that the BFC for the business community in Punjab will serve as a major step towards ease of doing business which will provide seamless interaction between the business community and 36 different departments.
Earlier, Secretary Industries Ehsan Bhatta attended a briefing at the Commissioner’s Office where Commissioner Rawalpindi Liaquat Ali Chatta, President of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Saqib Rafiq and Group Leader Sohail Altaf welcomed the Secretary Industries and his team. A briefing was given on the Business Facilitation Center. Later the Secretary Industries also visited the Business Facilitation Center site in RDA where he was given a detailed briefing on various parts of the proposed center, one window facility and operational matters.
