Several opportunities, including promotion of home health care, transition of automobile component manufacturing to aerospace machinery manufacturing and use of transformational technology like 5-G, Edge, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Block Chain in governance and industrial manufacturing were identified by Haryana government on Tuesday.
In a Video Conference chaired jointly by Nisha Biswal, President United States India Business Council (USIBC) and Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar here, the chief minister said from March to May we have set up 3 brand new Departments -- Department of MSMEs; Department of Housing for All and Department of Citizen Resources Information. Also, to address the concern of high land prices, a new investor friendly element of land allotment for manufacturing units on lease basis has been added.
This meeting was attended by CEOs and top management of more than 60 most prominent American Companies. These included Boeing, Coca Cola, Baxter, Walmart, Stryker, Master Card, Troy Corporation, GE and Intel. Khattar said the adverse human, social, fiscal and economic impacts of the Lock Down measures unfolded every day and like all other governments we tried our best to mitigate these. We did not let anyone sleep hungry in Haryana and kept the spread of the Corona virus in check, he said.
The participants appreciated the efforts made by the Haryana Government and its officers in managing Covid situation in the State particularly in Gurugram and Faridabad. They shared their project proposals and ideas for their further investment in Haryana.
The Chief Minister tasked Anurag Aggarwal, MD, HSIIDC to regularly follow up with individual companies through Virtual Web Desk already set up. He also suggested Nisha Biswal for deputing someone from USIBC. He assured that the State Government would facilitate all investment that may come to Haryana as a result of today’s discussion.
Biswal, President USIBC said that Haryana is best suited for setting up of manufacturing bases of US companies wishing to diversify their production across the globe in post Covid World.
Among those present in the meeting included Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Chairman, HSIIDC Rajesh Khullar, Principal Secretary Industries A.K Singh and Managing Director HSIIDC Anurag Aggarwal.