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Ambassadors showed investment interest in various areas including agriculture and food processing in Haryana
Ambassadors praise Haryana’s investment-friendly policies
New Electric Vehicle (EV) policy formulated to develop as an electric vehicle hub
Chandigarh, October 18 – In a bid to woo foreign investment and explore the possibilities of mutual cooperation with foreign countries in various fields, Haryana Chief Secretary, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal held an important meeting with the Ambassadors of India to 7 countries held here today.
Sh. Kaushal apprised the ambassadors about Haryana’s Gross Domestic Product, revenue collection, agriculture and food processing industries, investment-friendly policies, skill development and logistics facilities etc. Impressed by the holistic approach of Haryana, the ambassadors showed investment interest in various areas including agriculture and food processing in Haryana.
Sh. Pradip Kumar Yadav, Ambassador of India to Liberia, Sh. Ram Karan Verma, Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sh. Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Ambassador of India to China, Dr. Neena Malhotra, Ambassador of India to Italy, Sh. Yogeshwar Sangwan, Ambassador of India to Paraguay, Ms. Pooja Kapur, Ambassador of India to Denmark and Sh. Ashok Kumar, High Commissioner of India to Zambia attended the meeting.
In terms of logistics facilities, Haryana is second in the country and first in North India
Sh. Kaushal apprised the Ambassadors that in terms of logistics facilities, Haryana is second in the country and first in North India. The offices of 400 Fortune companies of the world are set up in Gurugram. Despite only 1.34 percent of the country’s total geographical area and 2.09 percent population, Haryana contributes 4 percent to the country’s GDP.
“Since the year 2019, an investment of USD 5.22 billion has come in Haryana. Under the able leadership of Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal, Haryana has through e-governance taken several initiatives which have brought transparency in ensuring the benefits of citizen-centric schemes,” Sh. Kaushal.
New Electric Vehicle (EV) policy formulated to develop as an electric vehicle hub
The Chief Secretary said that today Haryana is a leading state in the field of Automotive, IT, ITES and ESDM, Textiles and Apparel, Agriculture and Food Processing, Logistics and Warehousing. He said that the state government has formulated a new Electric Vehicle (EV) policy to develop Haryana as an electric vehicle hub.
Along with the Centre, other states are also studying the schemes implemented by Haryana
The Chief Secretary said that while realizing the need for water conservation the State Government has implemented Mera Pani- Meri Virasat Yojana. Water conservation is one of the top priorities of the Manohar Lal-led government. Besides this, crop diversification is also being promoted in the state and farmers are also being made aware to adopt crop diversification. Various incentives are also being given for this. Several policies formulated by the Haryana government have not only received appreciation at the Centre, but other states are also studying the schemes run by Haryana, added Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal.
GDP growth rate of Haryana has consistently outperformed
The Chief Secretary said that the GDP growth rate of Haryana has consistently outperformed. Agriculture and allied sectors contribute 17 percent to the state’s economy, while the contribution of the service and industrial sectors is 47 percent and 36 percent respectively.
“In the year 2021-22, Haryana has exported goods worth USD 28.9 billion. These mainly include rice, IT, handloom and handicrafts, automobiles and metalware, machinery and parts, drugs and pharmaceuticals products,” said Sh. Kaushal.
The Chief Secretary further informed that Haryana has been the top achiever in the Ease of Doing Business ranking and Achiever in Logistics Ease across Different State Leads Survey-2022. In addition, Haryana is the first state to prepare an export index among the landlocked states.
The State ranks third in the country in terms of promotion and development of the MSME sector. The PADMA Scheme-One Block-One Product has been launched for the MSME sector. Under this scheme focus is being laid in the 40 new clusters,” informed Sh. Kaushal.
He also apprised the ambassadors about the ambitious projects of Haryana including Global City in Gurugram, Integrated Multi Modal Logistics Park at Narnaul, IMT Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Sohna being developed.
He said that along with education, the state government is also taking various initiatives to promote skill development. Moving in this direction, India’s first Shri Vishwakarma Skill University has been established in the state. In addition, the State has partnered with top industry players to develop skilling courses to provide skill training to the youth as per the needs of the industry, making them employable and self-employed.
In the meeting, the ambassadors appreciated the investment-friendly policies and unique initiatives taken by the Haryana Government. Along with this, they also shared their experiences of their visit to Gurugram district and Aspirational district Nuh on Monday and also gave suggestions regarding the implementation of schemes and policies of the state government.
Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Dr. Sumita Misra, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Sh. Anurag Rastogi, Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce Department, Sh. Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Chief Secretary, Development and Panchayat Department, Sh. Anil Malik, Additional Chief Secretary, Mines and Geology, Sh. AK Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Foreign Cooperation Department, Sh. Yogender Chaudhry, Principal Secretary, Art and Cultural Affairs Department, Sh. D Suresh, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Director General, Town and Country Planning Department, Sh. T L Satyaprakash, Chief Administrator, Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran, Panchkula, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, Managing Director, HAFED, Sh. A.Sreenivas and other senior officers also remained present on this occasion.
