The Chinese city of Shaoxing and District Administration Rewari will have sister city relationship thus further strengthening bilateral relations between India and China.
The decision came in the meeting of Haryana Chief Minister Mahohar lal Khattar who had a meeting with Ruan Jian Yong, Deputy Director of National People’s Congress of Shaoxing in Shanghai on Saturday, an official statement issued in Chandigarh said.
It was informed in the communication that Shaoxing entrepreneurs established 28 investment projects in India with a total investment of $120 million. Among them, Indian Wanfeng Auto wheel Co. ltd set up by Zhejiang Wanfeng Auto Holding group was built up in District Administration Rewari of Haryana in 2013 with a total investment of $52,677 million. It is the largest investment project made by Shaoxing entrepreneurs in India so far.
Ruan Jian Yong, who handed over the letter to Haryana Chief stated that he would visit India and Haryana, especially district Rewari for a sister city arrangement between Shaoxing and Rewari.
The communication hoped that they can reach some agreement in this friendship city issue. With an open and advanced economy, Shaoxing is a city of enormous vitality. It is one of the front runners in economic strength and the fourth largest economy in Zhejiang Province.
Earlier the delegation led by Haryana Chief Minister reached Shanghai from Beijing.
Devender Singh, Principal Secretary Industries and Sudhir Rajpal, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation also interacted with the businesspersons and investors in a roundtable organised by CII in Shanghai.
During the interaction a presentation on Haryana was made and the queries of the participants concerning investment in Haryana were promptly responded.
Meanwhile, more than 100 Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have agreed to consider shifting to Haryana thus bringing in an investment of US dollars one billion to the state and creating employment opportunities for the youth in the State.
It was during Chief Minister’s interaction with the Indian Diaspora based in Shanghai and surrounding areas that they agreed to consider to shift their units to Haryana. These MSMEs would be from diverse fields like Textiles, General Engineering, Auto Components.
Industries Minister Capt. Abhimanyu, Kavita Jain, Minister for Urban local Bodies, Devender Singh, Principal Secretary Industries, RK Khullar Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Sudhir Rajpal, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation were also present during the meeting.
Interacting with the entrepreneurs, the Chief Minister was all praise for their efforts in carving a niche for themselves due to their dedication and encouraged them to come to Haryana and also invited them for attending the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit being held in March 2016.