Identifying the problems associated with establishing new factories in the induatrial estates of punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management company (PIEDMC) [MA Project Management]
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2017
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University of Management and Technology
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This study has been initiated to evaluate the fundamental controversies and threats confront by Industrialist while setting up their factories in PIEDMC.(Punjab Industrial Estate Management And Development Company). Public-Private partnership is the utmost essential shaft and a leading driver of the expansion of national economy. In contempt of symbolic input to the economy, this sector continues to face assertive hurdles. This study is anticipated at expanding the competency of the Documentation process in PIEDMC.
Industrialization is a key driver for any country to boost the economic condition, social uplift, employment generation and poverty alleviation. Keeping in view this vision, the Punjab Government has set up Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC). PIEDMC develops industrial estates and provide state of the art infrastructure including roads, drainage, water supply, sewerage system, electrification network, security system, rescue 1122, grid station and amenity areas. PIEDMC provides facilities to the industrialists including sale of developed industrial plots, building plan approval, transfer, electricity connection, water connection and complaint registration of the industrialists.
This research intends to find out the issues industrialists face when the setup the industry in the industrial estates of PIEDMC. The individual industrialists who are currently operating in the industrial estates and the other industrialist who are the prospect clients were interviewed once with non-contrived study settings and minimal researcher involvement. Focus group discussions were carried out with the management to get the point of view and for validation of the findings. Since the research was qualitative, Nvivo software was used. After thematic analysis through Nvivo different queries and analysis were performed. Based on the Nvivo finding it was observed that the issues industrialists were facing were of two categories. There are issues which are directly related to PIEDMC called “internal issues” and the issues where PIEDMC is not involved are called “external issues” these issues were mapped, nodes were created and the number of coded reference were recorded. Mostly they were satisfied with the services being rendered by PIEDMC but they reported issues of high plot prices, labour transportation, drainage system failure in rainy season, fiscal incentive, missing amenity areas. Largely they were not satisfied with the services provided by other government departments they need even if they set up the industrial unit in the industrial estates of PIEDMC. These departments are Environment Protection Department (EPD), Punjab Employees Social Security Institutions (PESSI), Employees Old Age Benefit Institution (EOBI), Revenue Department, Industries Department etc. PIEDMC does not provide services to deal with these departments and has no authority to regulate them. The industrialists have to deal with these government departments to get approvals or register the industrial units which cause the waste of time and even then they are not facilitated accordingly.
It is recommended that there should be a policy framework to regulate all the other government departments involved. PIEDMC should be given authority and a One Window Center should be housed in the PIEDMC. PIEDMC representatives should be the interface between the industrialists and other government departments. All services (approvals or registrations) provided by other government departments should be offered under one roof. Through automation of the system, applicant should be able to check the current status any time. All services should be provided with defined timelines and process flow. This will increase the transparency and accountability, minimize the costs to applicant, effective, efficient and corruption free service delivery.
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Supervised By:Mr. Syed Ali Hussain Bukhari
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infrastructure including roads, drainage, water supply, sewerage system, electrification network,, internal issues,external issues