Ludhiana, July 27 -- The Punjab government has announced the formation of six new sector-specific committees to get suggestions for bringing further improvements in industrial policy and ease of doing business in the state.

Announcing this here, industry and commerce minister Sanjeev Arora said the six sectors identified for focused consultation include sports and leather goods, machine and hand tools, food processing and dairy, tourism and hospitality, heavy machinery, and furniture and ply industry.

The state government had, on July 17, decided to constitute 22 sector-specific committees for a structured and collaborative engagement with industry to formulate a new industrial policy aimed at accelerating industrial growth in the state...