Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal, who is leading a nine-member delegation to Singapore and Hong Kong, kick-started his campaign to project Haryana as a preferred investment destination with an interactive session with Indian diaspora soon after arrival in Singapore on Sunday.
Unfolding his vision for the growth and development of Haryana and the vast opportunities the State offers, the Chief Minister invited the diaspora to come and set up units and become partners in the State’s growth story.
He assured them that his Government would extend all necessary support so that their enterprises could flourish and grow. Manohar lal commended the Indian diaspora for making their mark in Singapore. He shared with the 100-strong gathering details of the mega projects coming up and planned in Haryana, including the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway, and an aviation hub at Hisar, which had the potential to transform the State in the coming years. He also highlighted some major initiatives taken and planned, such as the leasing of the panchayat lands for industrial use and incentivising industry by lowering the power rates by at least Re 1 per unit.
Skill Development University is being set up to hone the skills of the youth in Palwal to provide the industry ready-to-walk in workforce. Haryana ranks among the top five states in the country in terms of ease of doing business, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, the Industries and Commerce Minister, Vipul Goel, talked about the potential Haryana had for investment, besides other support through incentives and ease of doing business.
He informed that investment of about Rs 6 lakh crore was promised during the global investors’ summit organised in Gurugram last year. Another global investors’ summit would be organised in January, 2018 to invite further investment in the state. The NRIs present at the interaction evinced interest in the state in the light of the locational advantage it enjoys, ease of doing business, and industry-friendly policies pursued by the State Government.
Earlier on arrival in Singapore, the delegation was extended a warm welcome by the Indian High Commissioner, Jawed Ashraf.
The delegation accompanying the Chief Minister includes MlAs, Tek Chand Sharma, Bishamber Singh, Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Sudhir Rajpal and Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC), Raja Sekhar Vundru.