Chandigarh

Haryana Govt claims 447 enterprises set up in 3 yrs

PNS

The Manohar lal Khattar Government in Haryana has claimed that as many as 447 large and medium enterprises have been set up with an investment of Rs 15,352.31 crore during its three years tenure. These units provide employment to 95,138 persons, said an official spokesman.

He said 28,044 micro and small enterprises units had also been set up with an investment of Rs 11,059 crore providing employment to 2,18,548 persons during the same period.

Also, 1865 Composite Application Forms (CAFs) for investment into the state have been filed by entrepreneurs on the investharyana portal and these are at various stages of implementation. The anticipated investment under these CAFs is Rs 81,953 crore with employment potential to more than 5.56 lakh persons in near future, said the spokesman.

He said out of the 442 MOUs signed during the tenure of present Government, 161 MOUs have already been grounded through purchase of land by the prospective investors.

An investment of Rs 86,879 crore with an employment potential of over two lakh is also in the pipeline in the near future, he added.

Notably, the Chief Minister, during the recently concluded Haryana Assembly session had claimed that 3.13 lakh persons had been provided employment in large, medium and small scale industries in Haryana during the three years tenure of his Government.

He had said Haryana Staff Selection Commission also advertised for 55,357 various posts of Group B and C category. The written exam has been held for 40,860 posts and appointment letters to 13,089 candidates have been issued.

Apart from this, as many as 1.96 lakh youth have been provided skill training through the Skill Development Mission and State Government Departments during three years, the Chief Minster had said.