Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal, who is leading a high-level delegation to the United Kingdom, on Monday, met leaders from leeds City Region and key business people to explore the possibilities of a bilateral collaboration arrangement between Haryana and leeds City Region.
later, the Chief Minister visited Advanced Manufacturing Park, Sheffield, and met captains of industry, said an official spokesman.
Manohar lal discussed avenues for collaboration in the areas of manufacturing, particularly SMEs, aerospace and defence, industrial corridors, agri-processing with top company representatives in the leeds region, including leeds City Council CEO, Tom Riordan, who were present at the meeting.
The meeting was arranged and facilitated by Yorkshire Asian Business Association which will play a crucial role in Britain’s attempts to establish a ‘living bridge’ partnership, a term used by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Manohar lal invited business persons to set up enterprises in Haryana and assured them of complete government support, said the spokesman.
He said that the Chief Minister also went around the Advanced Manufacturing Park Sheffield. Top companies like Boeing, Mclaren, etc. operate out of this region, and the park provides all support to the manufacturing units in terms of technology and other related inputs.
Manohar lal also met YABA Sheffield Team. Top government representatives, academicians and enterprises working in the Advance Manufacturing Park were also present there.
Manohar lal told them that Haryana was in the process of developing an aviation hub at Hisar where an aerospace cluster would be created with the support of the Advanced Manufacturing Park Sheffield, the spokesman added.
Meanwhile, Haryana Government has designated Tl Satyaprakash, MD HSIIDC, as the nodal officer for taking forward the Haryana leeds Gateway initiative for all intents and purposes.
Making this announcement while participating in an interactive session with potential investors at leeds City Region, the Chief Minister asked industry and investors to come and invest in Haryana.
“While I would leave the intricacies of collaborations that would be worked out by my officers, I assure you of full support of my government in this endeavor”, he said.
“I was scheduled to return to India last evening from Glasgow, but Tl Satyaprakash, MD, HSIIDC, persuaded me to revise my schedule and visit leeds to come and meet you all, considering the potential opportunities that await us”, the Chief Minister said.
“I thank you all again for being here with us and look forward to working closely with you. The Chief Secretary has also spoken about the DMIC project and the global city, the MRTS project and the logistics hub”, he added.