Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Saturday said that the biggest footwear park of the world would be developed at Bahadugarh in district Jhajjar.

“As many as five acres land would be made available in this footwear park for setting up Footwear Skill Development Centre so that local people would be imparted training and made employable. This footwear park would be developed over 910 acres and 620 production plants would allocated in it,” Manohar Lal said.

The Chief Minister made this announcement after inaugurating Skill Development and Quality Control Centre established under Footwear Development Institute at a cost of Rs 25 crore at Bahaudgarh Footwear Park in Jhajjar.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister announced to establish transport city on about 32 acres, industrial waste disposal centre on one acre and new commercial and industrial plots on 60 acres.

He also announced to provide Super Sucker Machine to every city in the state under PPP mode to strengthen the sewerage system.

He said every year about 7,000 to 8,000 trainees would get training of footwear technique in Skill Development and Quality Control Centre and they would get employment in footwear industry.

The Chief Minister said that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) play significant role in providing employment. Therefore, the State Government has been promoting MSME industries.

With this view, the Micro and Small industrial units, which have electricity load less than 20 KW, would have to pay only Rs 4.75 per unit and therefore such industries would be benefited with Rs 1.75 to Rs 2 per unit, he said.

Manohar Lal also said that in terms of export, the state has bagged fifth position in the country. Similarly, in terms of per capita income, the state has been ranking first among big states. In 2014-15, the per capita income was 1.70 lakh which has now reached to Rs 2.41 lakh, he said.

He added the State Government is going to develop the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway as economic corridor. Under this, five smart cities would be developed on both sides of highway..

Speaking on the occasion, Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel said that for the first time, the industrial policy has been prepared in the interests of the entrepreneurs after incorporating their suggestions.

As a result of this policy, a target of investment was set at Rs 1 lakh crore during Happening Haryana Global Industrial Summit in 2016 against which MoUs of more than Rs 3 lakh crore were signed, he said.