Identity cards will be issued to all drug addicts registered at the OOAT clinics at Kapurthala. DC Deepti Uppal said this was being done to speed up the process of rehabilitation of drugs users. During a DAPO meeting here today to work for the eradication of drugs the Deputy Commissioner said all inmates of the Central Jail Kapurthala registered with the OOAT clinics shall have their data uploaded online so that their verification gets easier. She also directed the officials of the Employment and Trade Bureau to speed up the process of providing employment to the educated youths registered at the OOAT clinics. SDM Sultanpur Lodhi Dr Charumita also said representations for 290 posts have been made by reputed companies for such youths. In-charge of the Drug De-addiction Centre Kapurthala Dr Sandeep Bhola Dr Anil Manchanda Neelam Mahey among others were present on the occasion. A battery unit for e-vehicles Under the efforts of ease of doing business across the state with the Right to Business Act 2020 the industrial unit in Kapurthala has got the in-principle approval for their project in a single day after applying on the business first portal. Deputy Commissioner Deepti Uppal handed over the approval letter to Kanwaljeet Singh who represents the Apex Eng industry which will invest Rs5.30 crore to set up a battery unit for e-vehicles. The representative of the industry while thanking the district administration for quick response on their approach for setting up new unit said their unit would provide employment to 100 people directly. The Deputy Commissioner said the business first portal has provided the single window clearance to project in very short period even after getting approvals from PPCB Forest etc. She further said under the Right to Business Act -2020 new proposed units which has to be set up in Master plans would get the approval in 15 days and in approved industrial parks the applicant would get the approval in 3 days only.

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