While giving exemption to the industrialists of plywood clusters, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday announced that the industrialist who exports the goods of his factory, the market fee of 2 percent will be returned to that industrialist. If the plywood industry gives employment to the people of Haryana, then the government will return Rs 48,000 per person per year to the industrialists for seven years, he added.
Khattar said that a 1.5 percent subsidy will be given to any new plywood industry that will be set up for 10 years. One percent subsidy would be given for exports in the industry, subject to a maximum amount of Rs 10 lakh. Apart from this, he also announced to set up a Forest Research Centre in Yamunanagar at a cost of Rs 50 crore that would benefit industrialists and farmers here in Yamunanagar.
The Chief Minister was speaking at the Plywood Conclave organized at Swarna Jayanti Hall in Yamunanagar.
Haryana is ranked second in the country after Kerala in the export of plywood clusters. Haryana has great potential for export of plywood. With the aim of helping the plywood cluster, the Quality Market Centre at Yamunanagar is also being improved.
Khattar said that last year Rs. 8,000 crore of plywood was produced in Haryana, but out of that plywood worth Rs. 95 crore was exported which is relatively low. “We have to think of ways to increase domestic exports so that the economic condition of the state can be improved,” Khattar added.
He said that Yamunanagar has the largest plywood industry of North India. There is a need to think about how to increase its exports. The Indian plywood sector is expected to grow by 5.5 percent by 2026. The Chief Minister said that in 2015, work was going on in plywood on its own accord. About 950 plywood industries were working at that time. New licenses were not being given to run the industry. Bribes of crores of rupees were being demanded for licenses. But now all the applications for promotion of industries have been accepted, Khattar added.
The Chief Minister said that along with the traders, the condition of the farmers has also improved by setting up a plywood industry. Now, the wood is being sold at a price of Rs 1200 to Rs 1400 per quintal, but at that time the rate of wood was Rs 350 per quintal.
The Chief Minister said that if the quality of the goods being sold by the industrialists is good, then the rates of the goods will also be better and exports will increase. He said that a Common Facility Centre would be set up in the district to make better quality goods.
The Chief Minister further said that industrialists should be given facilities to promote industries. Under this, the industrialists who export their goods will be given 1.5 percent annual subsidy for 10 years. He said that a Common Facilitation Centre is being established in Yamunanagar under the Medium Level Enterprises Cluster Development Scheme by the Government to help the plywood units in Haryana. This Common Facility Centre will help plywood manufacturers to improve the quality of their products, initiate product differentiation, and suggest ways to reduce the cost of production. “Our primary aim is to save foreign exchange by promoting exports, for which the plywood market has to be recognized at the international platform. If the states work together, then Ek Bharat- Shreshtha Bharat will be formed, “ Khattar added.
Industries Minister of Assam, Chandra Mohan Patowary said that There is a lot of potential in the field of plywood. If the people of Haryana want to set up a plywood industry in Assam, then all the necessary facilities are available there. He asked the industrialists of Haryana to cultivate in Assam, the climate there is favourable for industries.
Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar said that industry provides employment, where there will be industry, there will be prosperity. Thousands of youth are getting employment from the plywood industry in Yamunanagar.