1,376 production units, 100k subsidized housing units launched
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian issued an order on Tuesday, inaugurating more than 1,300 new and revived industrial and production units and 100,000 subsidized housing units (urban and rural) across the country.
During the online commissioning ceremony coinciding with the 47th anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Pezeshkian gave a go-ahead to the operation of 868 new industrial units and 508 renovated production units in industrial towns, IRNA reported.
In his speech at the inauguration of the projects, Minister of Industry, Mines, and Trade Mohammad Atabak underlined that some 1,325 large, medium, and small production units have been put into operation in the last 18 months in the Pezeshkian administration, resulting in the direct employment of more than 80,000 people.
Referring to the National Program for the Development of Industrial Clusters, he called it a major step toward streamlining licensing, guiding investment, reducing duplication, and increasing regional coordination and demand.
This initiative transforms industrial value chains from an isolated model to a networked, cluster-based approach, he explained, emphasizing that each small or medium enterprise is part of a broader production, innovation, and market ecosystem.
The minister stressed the current administration’s commitment to linking small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with large industries and knowledge-based companies, leveraging support institutions, and enhancing regional industrial clusters.
Atabak praised Pezeshkian’s backing of industry, noting that the government and private sector act as partners in development.
“Small and medium-sized enterprises are at the heart of Iran’s industrial future, strengthening resilience, preventing production disruptions, and supporting sustainable employment in towns and villages,” the minister said.
He affirmed that the government views SMEs not as peripheral, but as vital engines of the country’s industrial growth.
During another online ceremony on Tuesday, the projects and measures undertaken by the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development under the incumbent administration were also reviewed, among which were a 66,000-hectare expansion of residential capacity in full compliance with environmental considerations, a 110 percent increase in land preparation for housing projects, a record 1,150 kilometers of highway construction, a 28% growth in container operations at ports, and the revival of rail routes through transport diplomacy.