US companies have expressed interest in making investments in Haryana, especially in expansion of defence and aerospace industry in the state.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Nisha Biswal, who is the key person for shaping US policy on South Asia, has affirmed deep interest of US companies in making investments in Haryana.
Biswal also expressed keen interest in expansion of defence and aerospace industry in the state during her meeting with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal in Washington to discuss different bilateral trade opportunities.
She assured the Chief Minister that she would visit Haryana during her next visit to India. Biswal plays a critical role in supporting economic development and encouraging regional connectivity in the region, including India.
Chief Minister said that he was very much concerned about the issues industry had faced in Haryana during the last few years. Now, the State Government has launched its new Entrepreneur Promotion Policy-2015 which rests on the foundation pillars of ease-of-doing business, enhancing competitiveness of industry by reducing cost of doing business, single-window clearance etc.
The new policy also has the provision of no enhancement once the cost of land is fixed. He said that the insurance sector is also being strengthened to ensure stability of industry.
The State Government has signed an MoU with Pratt and Whitney of United Technologies in Connecticut. “We would also support your efforts towards making more investments in Haryana,” he added.
Haryana Industries and Commerce Minister Capt Abhimanyu said that the state had already witnessed presence of 200 companies out of 500 Fortune companies. “We are leading in automobile manufacturing sector besides the strategic advantage of Delhi market. KMP expressway, whose work was pending for over last decade, would be completed in next two-and-half years, he added.