Portugal’s Ambassador to India, Joao da Camara, on Monday called on Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar lal here and informed him that several Portuguese companies are keen on investing in the state.
A business delegation from Portugal will soon visit Haryana to explore the possibilities of mutual cooperation in different fields.
Camara told the Chief Minister that exchange of investments between Portugal and Haryana would go a long way in further strengthening the bilateral relationship between them.
Manohar lal welcomed the offer made by Camara and assured him all support and cooperation of the State Government in facilitating the companies of Portugal in setting up units in Haryana.
The Chief Minister also directed the officers of the State Government to remain in touch with the Portugal authorities in Delhi and sought a list of companies that wanted to invest in Haryana so that further dialogue could be initiated in this regard.
He informed Camara that Haryana, which surrounds Delhi from three sides has huge scope of investment in the fields of infrastructure, medical education, Information and Technology (IT), skill development, aero-space and agro-processing.
Apart from this, Asia’s biggest vegetable and fruit market is being developed over about 600 acres of land in Ganaur, district Sonepat. This market would also cater to the need of national Capital Delhi, he added.
Khattar also said the State Government is implementing the peri-urban concept of farming, especially in the National Capital Region to cater to the needs of fruits, flowers, vegetables and milk of 40 million populations.
The Chief Minister informed that Industrial logistic Hub in south Haryana over 1200 acres, dedicated industrial corridor on both sides of 136 kilometer long Kundali-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway were among the key projects being implemented by the State Government.
Haryana had got an amazing response from the leading national and international companies during the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 organized at Gurugram as MOUs with investment promises of about Rs Six lakh crore were signed. Considering its success, the State Government has planned to organise this summit again in month of February – March 2018, added the Chief Minister.
Those present in the meeting included, RK Khullar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Principal Secretary, Industries Sudhir Rajpal, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) Raja Sekhar Vundru and other senior officers of the State Government.