New Jersey: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has invited US companies to invest in his state in sectors like IT, auto and defence production, during his 10 day visit to the US and Canada. Leading a 19 member delegation that comprises leading business organisations and state officials, he will visit Washington, San Fransisco, Vancouver and Toronto in his trip that is scheduled till August 24.
Khattar attended the annual India day parade at Madison Avenue in Manhattan, and was received with a grand reception arranged by members of the Overseas Friends of BJP and Indian diaspora. He addressed supporters at the reception and invited investments and expertise in various sectors of Haryana, particularly food processing, IT, renewable energy, skill development, defence production, auto, industrial parks and pharma.
“I invite you to invest in Haryana. I want to assure you that we will not let you face any challenges or difficulties in the state and the Haryana government will provide you with all possible facilities,” Khattar said in Hindi. He informed that a 'relationship manager' will be appointed for investors and companies who will provide all necessary help.
He said a new industrial policy known as 'Enterprises Promotion Policy 2015' announced by him aims to ensure ease of doing business, enhancing competitiveness of the industry and lays special focus on manufacturing and services enterprises and on balanced regional growth and micro, small and medium enterprises. It also aims at an investment of over 10 billion pound, create 400,000 jobs and accelerate economic growth to over 8 per cent in the state.
