A total investment of Rs 80,000 crore has been materialised in Haryana during the past three-and–a-half-year tenure of the present government, said Industries and Commerce Minister Vipul Goel on Thursday.
In 2015, Haryana was at 14th position in ease of doing business ranking and today, the state is at third spot in the country, said the Minister while talking to the mediapersons here.
“A total of 494 MOUs have been signed during Happening Haryana event in 2016 and onwards. Out of these MOUs, 173 are either been implemented or is under implementation,” he said while spelling out achievements of his Department.
When asked about the employment generation from the investment, the Minister said that the actual investment in these projects is about Rs 14,314 crore with employment opportunities for 25,923 persons.
During its tenure so far, the Manohar lal Khattar Government has attracted severe criticism from the opposition over the foreign tours of Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues to seek investments for the state.
Both Congress and INlD have also challenged the State Government to come out with the details of foreign investment and employment opportunities generated, as a result of their foreign tours and ‘Happening Haryana’ event.
When asked about the KMP expressway, Goel said that the project is likely to be completed in next two months. The Government is developing a 135 km-long KMP expressway across Kundli, Manesar and Palwal.
Another bright side to this project is that a global economic corridor is proposed to be developed alongside the expressway and this economic corridor is estimated to have an investment potential of USD 50 billion. Manesar- Palwal section of this expressway, which is 52.33 km long is already complete, he added.
About developing a domestic airport in the state, the Minister said that over an area of 3500 acres, an Aviation Hub comprising of a domestic airport, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)/ Fixed Based Operator (FBO) facilities, expansion of 4000 feet strip to 9000 feet, training and simulation centers, aerospace university and aerospace/defense manufacturing park would be developed in Hisar.
Goel also said that the State Government has signed an MOU with HMT ltd in which land having area of 446 acres has been transferred to HSIIDC to build industrial estate on this land so as to boost industrial development in the area.