Haryana Government on Friday said that a number of big business houses from United Arab Emirates (UAE) have shown keen interest in investing in various sectors in the state.
Companies like DP World, Emaar India, Hind Terminals Private limited and Gems Education have evinced keen interest to invest in different sectors in the state during a meeting with the Chief Minister Manohar lal here on Friday, said an official spokesman.
These proposed investments were the outcome of Chief Minister’s invitation to the business houses to come and invest in the state during his visit to Dubai in December 2017, said he.
Interacting with the Chief Minister, Chief Operating Officer, DP World, Rajat Duneja showed keen interest in several projects including logistics and setting up Global City Projects in the state.
Head-Coordination and Corporate Affairs of Emaar India, Vijay Singh said that the company has a considerable presence in real estate sector in Haryana and wish to set up another projects in the state especially in National Capital Region area.
Hind Terminals Private limited expressed willingness to expand their base as they have already working on logistics in the state. Global Education Management Systems (GEMS), an international education company having large network and the largest operator of kindergarten to grade 12 schools in the world, proposed to provide their expertise in affordable quality education in Gurugram, Faridabad, Karnal and other parts of the state. During the interaction, they also expressed keenness on the initiatives on training of teachers in the state.
Notably, a delegation led by Chief Minister had visited UAE last year to project Haryana as preferred investment destination. During the visit, several meetings were held with a number of investors, who evinced interest in pursuing investment in the state and expanding trade links.
Additional Chief Secretary, School Education, Dheera Khandelwal, Principal Secretary Industries, Sudhir Rajpal and other senior officers and delegates representing projects and businesses in UAE were present in the meeting.