IEP CHANDIGARH, FEBRUARY 20
Haryana Governor, Bandaru Dattatreya while terming the State as progressive and resourceful said that it is poised to play a key role in the national endeavour to make India a Five Trillion dollar Economy. “I am proud to say that
my Government has ensured good governance by evolving customised policies for all sectors. It has also ensured welfare of each Haryanvi and will always be dedicated to enhance the socio-economic welfare of its people by making the State as a hub for industries, education, sports, health, skill development and tourism,” said Bandaru Dattatreya, while delivering his address on the first day of Budget Session of the 14th Haryana Vidhan Sabha which commenced here today.
He said that this session assumes greater significance and demands greater level of commitment as in the 75th year of Independence this is the first session to be held in ‘Amrit Kaal’ of our great nation.
Listing the accomplishments of the state government, the Governor said Haryana has sixth highest GST collection in the country. Per Capita tax collection is a true indicator of tax collection efficiency and effort of any State.
“Haryana with only about 2 per cent share of the country’s total population contributes approximately 6 per cent to the total GST collections of the country. The per capita GST collection for the State is Rs 26,879 per annum, which is the highest among the top collecting states of the country,” informed Bandaru Dattatraya.
He further shared that the net SGST collections during the first ten months of the current fiscal year are 26.53 per cent higher than corresponding period of last fiscal year. Further, Excise collections during the first ten months of the current fiscal year are 22.47 percent higher than corresponding period of last fiscal year.
The Governor said that the State secured ‘Top Achiever’ status in the Business Reform Action Plan 2020 assessment among 37 participating States/UTs in the Ease of Doing Business Rankings released in 2022. Haryana was also accorded “Achiever” status in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) ranking released by Government of India.
He shared that the single roof clearance system supported by interactive portal is offering enterprise related clearances/services online. So far, it has processed more than 4 lakh service requests related to industrial approvals. In FY 2022-23, average clearance time has come down from 22 days to 12 days. More than 99 percent of the tickets are cleared on time.
“My Government is working on the development of state of the art Industrial and Commercial Township over an area of nearly 3,300 acres of land near Kharkhoda (Sonipat) and Industrial Model Township (IMT) at Sohna over an area of nearly 1,400 acre. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is establishing a project with an investment of Rs 18,000 crore and Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. is establishing a project with an investment of Rs 1,466 crore at IMT Kharkhoda,” said Bandaru Dattatreya.
