Power, Prohibition and Excise Minister V. Senthilbalaji has assured industries in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts that the state government will take necessary steps to address the issues that the units face.
A representative from over 45 industrial associations here and Tiruppur held a meeting with the minister here on Friday.
MV Ramesh Babu, president of the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA), said the industry owners raised issues related to several sectors – migrant labour, infrastructure, power, raw material prices, GST, etc.
The minister said that he would prepare a report of all the demands in a day or two and submit it to the Chief Minister. He said immediate, medium and long term solutions would be worked out. The minister also said that he would hold such review meetings with the industry once in three months, Mr. Ramesh Babu said.
The President of CODISSIA said that the association expressed the need to train the local workers and encourage them to take up jobs in the industries. There were also demands related to better roads, airports etc.
The Tiruppur Exporters Association highlighted the need for bridges and ring roads in Tiruppur and also extended programs for garment unit workers and hostels for these workers.