After returning from his nine-day foreign tour to Israel and United Kingdom, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday said that there is certain enthusiasm among foreign investors to invest in India especially in Haryana.
Manohar lal was interacting with the mediapersons at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
He said that as a result of policy initiatives taken by the State Government for the industrial and trade and business development, the foreign investors are quite enthusiastic to invest in Haryana.
Several meetings were held with the investors during the visit to United Kingdom and many Memorandums of Understanding were signed. Now the need is to proceed further in this direction, said the Chief Minister.
He said that the safety and equipment remained prominent topic during Israel visit. Beside this, coordination to be further extended with the Israel on the action plans in the field of agriculture, horticulture and micro irrigation, he added.
He further said that in case of a road accident in Israel, medical facility reaches within 90 seconds. For this, a control room has been set up where such calls are received and assistance is provided in 90 seconds.
This system would be implemented in Haryana as well. On this pattern, Dial 100 project has already been launched in Haryana and a time window of 15 minutes has been kept, Manohar lal added.
The Chief Minister also said, India enjoyed unique identity in countries like Israel and the UK. Meetings and discussions were held with NRIs there. Foreign investors and businessmen have been invited to invest in Haryana, he said.
The people of Israel have made lot of progress in agriculture and Haryana will adopt the techniques adopted by them. Israel is keen to assist in the fields of technology, investment, defence and farming, he added.
Manohar lal was accompanied by Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar Bedi and MlA, Aseem Goel. He was welcomed by BJP leaders and workers after returning from his foreign visit at the Airport.
Notably, the Chief Minister has attracted sharp criticism from the opposition parties for his foreign tours. This was the fifth foreign visit of Manohar lal during over three years tenure of his government in Haryana.