At present, the major industrial units operating in district Bahawalnagar are sugar mills and textile spinning mills. There is also potential for milk processing unit, dairy farms, cattle/sheep/goat fattening farm, tannery, leather products, and machine made wool carpet units.
Industrial Policy
Foreign investors are permitted to hold 100% of the equity of industrial projects without any permission of the Government. No prior Government sanction is required for establishment of an industry outside Ex-Municipal Territorial Limit of Town Committee/Municipal Corporation irrespective of its cost and size except the following:
- Arms & Ammunition
- Security Printing Currency & Mint
- High Explosives
- Radio Active Substances
- Alcoholic Beverages or Liquors
- Cotton Ginning Industry
- Flour Mills