UNISAME Urges Prime Minister to Order Sector Specific Studies for Preparedness - Press Release issued by Union of Small and Medium Enterprises.

Karachi -- June 22, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME)

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The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the urgent attention of the prime minister (PM) Imran Khan to the urgent need to sector specific studies on agriculture, fisheries, livestock, poultry and dairy for food security and exports in the coming months for speedy recovery, says a Press release.

In agriculture rice, wheat, maize and pulses deserve special attention for survival. Next is cotton which is raw material for the textiles industry and for fulfilling export targets. President UNISAME Zulfikar Thaver lamented that due to the pandemic the ministries have been dejected and seem not inclined to keep good pace.

Thaver said there has been a setback no doubt but as such it is important to understand that infrastructure is in place and the pandemic has caused no damage to infrastructure, all work of development can go on despite the pandemic. It is expected that the economy will surely bounce back once the COVID-19 is curtailed and controlled. It is very important that food security plan remains in good gear and the important sector studies are carried out in earnest in order not to disrupt the growth and progress.

A stitch in time saves nine and the government must not delay support to the sectors as per their specific requirements. 0 rating for fisheries is very important along with the five which were facilitated earlier. The rice sector also deserves to be declared as industry and included for 0 rating.

The government has to seriously look into...