Promising to expand their base in Haryana, several leading companies of South India have offered investment proposals to the tune of Rs3000 crore in the State.
To showcase Haryana as ideal investment destination for industry, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal Khattar on Wednesday met business leaders from the southern part of India at the Investors’ Roadshow organized held at Chennai.
The Chief Minister said that chief executive officers and business captains of 12 leading companies of South India met him and expressed their keen interest in establishing their units in Haryana in the sectors of logistic, manufacturing, food processing, infrastructure, glass industry and education. The prominent among these included Gati limited, Siemens Industry Software limited, lUKAS TVS limited, Saint Gobain India, SCHWING Stetter (India) Private limited and Farm Fresh Banana.
He also invited the entrepreneurs to participate in ‘Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016’ to be organised in Gurgaon on March 7 and 8 and also in Haryana Pravasi Diwas on March 9. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is the national partner of this event.
While addressing a press conference after having one-to-one meeting with entrepreneurs in Chennai, Manohar lal announced that the State government would soon unveil its new labour and IT policies to give further boost to industrial sector as well as provide employment to the youth in the state. The new labour Policy would be more industrial and labour friendly, he added.
He said that a Skill Development University is also being set up in Haryana and it has been decided to constitute an Economic Advisory Council, which would have CEOs and founders of the companies set up in Haryana as its members.
When asked to comment on the quantum of investment which Haryana is expecting to get during the ‘Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016’, the Chief Minister said that the State Government has signed 20 MOUs with the leading companies and the Wanda Group of China alone has offered to invest 10 billion dollars in the state. Considering the overwhelming response shown by the entrepreneurs in the new Enterprises Promotion Policy -2015, we hope to exceed the target of Rs one lakh crore.
He said that we also have a target of providing employment opportunities to four lakh youth in the State.
While drawing the attention towards the Investors Summit’, the Chief Minister said that he is holding roadshows at five different places in the country for the success of the Summit. These Roadshows have already been organized in Delhi and Kolkata and apart from today’s roadshow in Chennai, he would hold two more roadshows at Mumbai and Bangalore.
While referring to the New Enterprises Promotion Policy, Manohar lal said that with a view to invite Foreign Direct Investment to Haryana, he had visited USA and Canada from August 16 to 24 and has also been to Japan and China from January 17 to 23.
The Chief Minister said that he had inaugurated the complex of Snapdeal in Gurgaon in November last. Snapdeal is a unique example to usher-in startup business revolution. More than 5,000 people are employed in the Snapdeal complex at Gurgaon.
He said that during last one year, 1681 micro and small industries as well as nine medium and large industrial units have been set up in the state. They have made an investment of Rs 1,327 crore and have given employment to 39,400 persons, added the Chief Minister.