Last Updated: 29 April 2025

Not just MoU but REAL investments^[1]

-- ₹1,00,346 crore worth Private investments already made during AAP Govt in Punjab
-- Will provide 4+ jobs to youth
-- 5,574+ investment proposals^[2]

Significant investments include^[3]
-- Tata Steel’s ₹2,600 crore
-- Sanatan Polycot’s ₹1,600 crore
-- Ambuja Cements Limited (₹1,400 crore)
-- Ruchira Papers Limited (₹1,137 crore)
-- Toppan from Japan investing ₹787 crore in packaging

¶ Jump in Company & MSMEs registration

FY2023-24: Punjab had 27% growth(Highest in North region) in company registration
-- Total number 3,081(2023-24) from 2423(2022-23)^[4]

• Punjab had MSMEs Highest registrations(FY2022-24) in North India

¶ Big Names^[5]

1. Tata Steel building its 2nd Biggest plant
2. De Heus, an animal feed company from Netherlands, made its first investment
3. Others like Jindal Steel, Virgio, Tafe, Hindustan Unilever

¶ Comparison with previous Govts^[6]

¶ Industry Shutdown during Akali-BJP rule

2007-2014: 18,770 were forced to shut shop over these 7 years i.e. Akali-BJP rule as revealed in a RTI^[7]

References:

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1. https://yespunjab.com/pro-industry-reforms-in-punjab-yield-rs-1-lakh-crore-in-proposals-empowering-4-lakh-jobs-sond/ ↩︎

2. https://www.babushahi.com/view-news.php?id=198708 ↩︎

3. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=196564 ↩︎

4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/business/region-sees-19-rise-in-new-firms-incorporation-623263 ↩︎

5. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/punjab-received-over-rs-50-000-crore-investments-in-18-months-bhagwant-mann-4440756 ↩︎

6. https://www.babushahi.com/full-news.php?id=173664 ↩︎

7. https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/punjabs-disappearing-factories-184083-2014-03-07 ↩︎