Haryana CM on a 10 day N.America visit to attract FDI

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar would embark on a 10-day maiden tour to the US and Canada with an aim to attract FDI in a big way for the state, strategically located around the national capital.
At the conclusion of his 10-day trip, beginning from New York on August 16, Chief Minister Khattar hopes to create a buzz about his state and its investment friendly policies.
"Haryana has come to be known as the cynosure of all investing eyes, both domestic and global. It is not for nothing that the 'who is who' of India Inc and some of the global biggies have opted to set up plants and invest in Haryana," Khattar said in a pre-trip statement provided to the US media today.

Khattar is scheduled to meet top corporate leaders, think- tanks, law makers, industry representatives and diaspora in Washington, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto before returning to India on August 25.
He would be accompanied by a high-level delegation from the state.
The BJP Chief Minister said Haryana is strategically located surrounding the national capital, New Delhi, on three sides, and enjoys high-end connectivity by air, rail and roads vital for the growth of industry.

"With its economy on the uptick, Haryana is reckoned as one of the richest and industrially advanced states in India. A measure of it can be had from the fact that with just 1.3 per cent of the total geographical area of the country, Haryana contributes almost 3.4 per cent to India's GDP," Khattar said.

Having excellent law-and-order situation, state-of-the art infrastructure, a huge land bank and abundant power availability, Khattar said Haryana offers a fertile ground for the seeds of industry to germinate and blossom.
"Haryana offers hardworking, educated, skilled and ready to walk-in workforce, besides a state-wide network of efficient banking and financing services," he said.
The state government in a media note said that a vibrant and fast growing industrial power house and a veritable hub of knowledge, Haryana offers tremendous scope for investment.
These include food-processing, power, solar energy, infrastructure, industrial townships, special economic zones, smart cities and healthcare education, it said.

The state has made impressive strides over the years to carve out a niche for itself in the fields of engineering, automobiles, textiles, leather, Information Technology, electronic hardware and hi-technology industries.
Gurgaon has emerged as the Business Process Management (BPM) capital of the country, employing about five per cent of the total worldwide workforce, the statement added.
"The primary aim of the visit is to showcase the progressive state of Haryana as an investment destination with its numerous competitive advantages," said Abhilaksh Likhi, spokesperson of Haryana Government.