The meeting of the governing body of Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) held here on Friday reviewed its working and approved a number of measures to enable the institution to play more active role in the industrial growth.
The meeting chaired by Chairman PITAC, Almas Hyder was also attended by Shahab Khawaja CEO SMEDA, Imtiaz Ali Rastgar Vice Chairman and CEO Engineering Development Board (EDB), Naveed Majid, Deputy Secretary Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Sohail Bashir, Wasim Khalid and Colonel Syed Anwar Ali (Retd), PITAC General Manager.
The governing body approved amendments in the rules of business of the PITAC, which was a part of efforts to make this institution more responsive to the present day needs of Pakistan's industry.
"The amendments in the rules of business, which were formulated in 1962, would go a long way in transforming PITAC into a dynamic facility," PITAC Chairman Almas Hyder observed.
He urged PITAC to generate funds by extending services to the private sector by making full use of the equipment and human resource(at its command).
EDB Vice Chairman Imtiaz Rastgar hoped that the measures being taken for the up gradation of PITAC would help provide the Pakistani industries access to the latest technology. He said that a reinvigorated PITAC would ultimately lead to strengthening of industrial base of the country besides increasing exports from the engineering sector.
Sohail Bashir Rana said that up gradation of facilities, especially in the fields of moulds and dyes would help engineering industry to fabricate the engineering products in line with the international market demand.
The governing body also approved the salary structure for the new employees and decided that PITAC would run the Preventive Maintenance Calibration Laboratory (PMCL).
Earlier, PITAC GM Colonel Syed Anwar Ali (Retd) apprised the governing body about the steps being taken to streamline the working of the institution with special reference to the JICA project and efforts to raise revenue.
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