Ludhiana to get 10-acre exhibition centre; Punjab targets Rs 75,000 cr investment

• Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora announced a 10-acre exhibition centre near Jalandhar Byepass in Ludhiana, to be completed within a year.
• Punjab achieved its highest-ever investment of Rs 60,256 crore for 2025-26, creating 1.35 lakh jobs; targets Rs 75,000 crore next year.
• Major groups like JSW and Mittal announced investments of Rs 3,000 crore and Rs 2,600 crore respectively, making Punjab a preferred investment destination.
• New industrial park policy to be rolled out within a month, developing parks over 25 acres with joint participation from industrialists and developers.
• Incentives for industries shifting to new parks, adopting zero liquid discharge norms (up to Rs 10 crore), and setting up paddy straw boiler plants (up to Rs 7.5 crore).

Key Questions Answered

How will the new industrial park policy benefit investors?

Investors can benefit from the new industrial park policy through simplified land transaction laws and extended project completion timelines.

Will Ludhiana's mixed land use issue finally be resolved?

Punjab Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora assured that the Punjab government is close to finding a permanent solution for Ludhiana's mixed land use issue.