IEP Chandigarh, February 22
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the state government is committed to provide the best eco-system to the industries in the state. Haryana is working on several world class infrastructure projects.
The Deputy Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Industries and Commerce Department, was addressing the 6th CII North Regional Council Meeting as the Chief Guest at Chandigarh today.
Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the Haryana Government is building a Global City at Gurugram, an Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Hub at Narnaul, an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at IMT Sohna and an Integrated Aviation Hub at Hisar. He said that Haryana is the “Top Achiever” State in the country in Ease of Doing Business Ranking-2020, this year also we aim to maintain the Top Position in the EoDB Rank.
Inviting the industrialists to invest in Haryana, the Deputy Chief Minister said that Haryana is a land of opportunities. While at the time of its formation in 1966, Haryana was an agricultural state, today it is one of the most industrially developed states in the country.
He informed that recently, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (MIDHANI) Hyderabad has set up its new Armoring Unit at IMT Rohtak spread across 10 acres to meet operational requirements of Defence and Armed police forces. MIDHANI is the first Defence PSU to set up its manufacturing plant in Haryana which will produce almost all types of Armoured products for the Forces and manufacture ‘Bhabha Kavach’ India’s lightest Bullet Proof Jacket, he added.
Sh. Dushyant Chautala informed state has marquee investments from Maruti Suzuki India Limited to the tune of Rs. 20,000 crores wherein the company will manufacture 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers at Kharkhoda, Grasim Industries is setting up a paint manufacturing unit in Panipat with investment of Rs. 1,100 crores, ATL batteries has started building their manufacturing unit with investment of Rs. 7,000 crores in IMT Sohna
Along with this, Haryana has become the top investment destination of the country today with many more investments. He pointed out that Haryana has only 2 per cent of India’s population, but contributes 6.5 per cent of the GST revenue. He informed that Haryana has abundant manpower with 65% of the population in the working age group of 15-59 years.
He further stated that the state is committed to support all industrialists in their entrepreneurial journey with policy and administrative support.
