Haryana

The policy offers capital subsidies, export assistance and technology incentives as Haryana seeks to double exports over the next five years

Haryana has approved major tax incentives to boost electric vehicle adoption.

The Haryana Cabinet has exempted electric vehicles priced up to Rs 30 lakh from motor vehicle tax at registration, while offering a 1 per cent rebate on vehicles bought in women's names

The Haryana government will soon bring a new MSME policy, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Saturday. The new MSME policy, which will take the MSME and export sectors to new heights, is under the cabinet approval, but its draft contains several important proposals for the benefit of the industry, Saini said. He said the proposed export freight subsidy support limit has been increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh per unit per year. Industries exporting more than 80 per cent of their production will be given special recognition on the proposed Udaan Dwar Portal, enabling them to connect more easily with international buyers, he said. He also said the draft policy proposes affordable insurance products by expanding the scope of the Mukhyamantri Vyapari Kshatipurti Yojana to protect small traders and MSMEs against losses arising from fire, theft, and natural disasters. To further improve ease of doing business, land feasibility certificates will now be issued within 45 working

Farmer leader from Punjab, Sarwan Singh Pandher, on Tuesday morning slammed the Haryana government for barricading the Shambhu border point to prevent them from heading towards Delhi to participate in the Kisan Mahapanchayat against the proposed India-US trade deal. Heavy police deployment was made at the Shambhu border point between Punjab and Haryana, with barricades erected and cemented blocks placed at the bridge over Ghaggar river. A day-long "Kisan Mahapanchayat" has been planned against the proposed India-US trade deal at Delhi's Kisan Ghat under the banner of "Desh Bachao Morcha". Farmer leaders had earlier said that participants from several places, including Punjab and Haryana, would take part in the Mahapanchayat. Farmers from several places in Punjab have planned to move towards Delhi in buses. Pandher said farmers wanted to proceed peacefully to Delhi, but the Haryana government was stopping them at the Shambhu border. Speaking to reporters in Fatehgarh Sahib, Pandhe

Diversified group Eleven on Monday said it plans to invest over Rs 4,700 crore to build a proposed renewable-led electricity distribution network across Gurugram and Nuh districts of Haryana. The capital for the first phase is fully locked in, with the equity infused and the complete funding mix of equity and debt in place, a company statement said. Eleven, the diversified group chaired by Medanta co-founder Sunil Sachdeva, will invest over Rs 4,700 crore to build a new, renewable-led electricity distribution network across the Gurugram and Nuh districts, among the largest private investments ever proposed in Haryana's power sector, according to the statement. The company, Eleven Power Private Limited, has applied to the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission for a parallel distribution licence for the two districts, and the project is subject to the grant of the licence by the Commission. The proposed network will be powered predominantly by renewable energy and aims to provide

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth Rs 14,700 crore, giving a boost to road connectivity and medical facilities in Haryana. After flagging off India's first hydrogen-powered train, the prime minister inaugurated the 157.92 km long four-lane, fully access-controlled Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway which has been developed at a cost of around Rs 9,680 crore. The Greenfield corridor forms part of the 667 km Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway which will reduce travel time between Delhi and Katra from about 14 hours to nearly 6 hours, while cutting the Delhi-Amritsar journey from about 8 hours to 4 hours. The project is expected to significantly decongest NH-44 (GT Road), boost pilgrim and tourist traffic to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, and catalyse industrial and logistics development along the corridor. The prime minister also inaugurated the 33.81 km four-lane, partially access-controlled Ambala-Kala Amb .

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India's first hydrogen-powered train connecting Jind to Sonipat in Haryana from the railway station here. With this, India has joined a select group of countries that have operational hydrogen-powered trains and marks an important step towards the adoption of clean and sustainable mobility in the railway sector. The 89-km distance between Jind and Sonipat will be covered in two hours, with the train halting at 12 intermediate stations. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Haryana Governor Ashim Kumar Ghosh and Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini were among those present at the Jind railway station for the flagging off ceremony. The prime minister waved as the train, which also had many school children onboard, chugged off from the Jind railway station. Designed, engineered and integrated in India, the train has been developed using indigenous technology, reflecting the country's growing capabilities in advanced railway engineering. Th

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch India's first hydrogen-powered train in Haryana as part of projects worth Rs 25,000 crore across multiple sectors

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday launched an upgraded QR code-based 'Track and Trace' system for liquor and eight online excise services aimed at improving transparency, strengthening regulatory oversight and boosting state revenue through digital governance. The chief minister launched the initiatives while reviewing the Excise and Taxation Department's Haryana Vision-2047 roadmap, the implementation of chief ministerial announcements and departmental commitments. Under the upgraded 'Track and Trace' system, every liquor bottle will be assigned a unique QR code, enabling authorities to monitor its movement from distilleries and bottling plants to wholesale distributors and retail outlets. The government said the system would help curb the circulation of illicit liquor, improve compliance with excise laws, check tax evasion and smuggling, and facilitate real-time monitoring of the supply chain. Saini also launched eight online excise services, including the onli

The Haryana government has launched an initiative to strengthen cyber security and protect public data as governance increasingly shifts to digital platforms. The initiative, 'Haryana Digital Kavach', announced by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini in the 2026-27 state budget, aims to enhance cyber resilience and safeguard government digital infrastructure against evolving cyber threats, an official statement said on Saturday. As part of the initiative, the Department of Information Technology, Electronics and Communication (DITEC), in association with the Citizen Resources Information Department (CRID) and with the support of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), organised a state-level consultation workshop in Chandigarh. Addressing the workshop, DITEC Director Samwartak Singh Khangwal said cyber security is no longer just a technical issue but has become central to good governance, public trust and efficient delivery of citizen services. Khangwal said the

Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) has released the Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test (HTET) Admit Card 2026 on its official website, bseh.org.in. The exams are scheduled for July 4 and July 5

As states compete to attract manufacturers, experts say infrastructure, talent, logistics and sustainability are becoming as important as incentives

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the World Bank has approved a loan of Rs 4,000 crore for the state's ambitious 'Jal Sanrakshit Haryana' project aimed at making Haryana water-secure and self-reliant. The total cost of the project is Rs 5,714 crore and it will be implemented in phases between 2026 and 2032. The programme will cover 15 clusters spread across 48.94 lakh acres across the state. Chairing a review meeting of senior officials here, Saini directed departments to prepare a comprehensive water management plan and ensure its effective implementation at the grassroots level. He stressed optimum use of treated water, conservation of every drop of water and development of a digital system for monitoring water availability and usage. The chief minister said village-level water committees would be formed and actively involved in the development and maintenance of water channels. A dedicated fund would also be created for their upkeep, with financial supp

In a boost to Haryana's power sector reforms, the Distribution Reforms Committee (DRC) chaired by State Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi has approved additional power infrastructure works worth Rs 912.70 crore under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). This paves the way for major upgrades in the state's electricity distribution network. The committee also approved forwarding the proposal to the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and the Ministry of Power for consideration and approval by the Monitoring Committee under RDSS, according to an official statement. The decision comes at a time when Haryana's power distribution companies have emerged among the country's best-performing utilities, recording substantial reductions in line losses and significant improvements in operational efficiency, it said. During the meeting on Friday, the chief secretary reviewed the progress of RDSS projects being implemented by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (DHBVNL) and Uttar Haryana ..

HSIIDC has identified a 6.7-acre plot in Haryana's Global City project for a proposed 620-700 metre mixed-use tower that could become India's tallest building

Cyber city faced a major power outage on Friday evening as the electricity grid collapsed after the main transformer at the 220 KVA substation in Sector 72 blew up, an official said. The sudden blackout, amid sweltering heat, caused widespread discomfort across households and major disruptions at commercial establishments. The Rapid Metro service was disrupted for nearly an hour due to the power outage. "Due to power supply failure from Sec 72 substation of HVPNL in Gurugram, which feeds power to Rapid Metro, Gurugram, and the Gurugram section of the Yellow Line, train services were not available from 7:50 pm to 8:33 pm in Rapid Metro," a DMRC spokesperson said. However, services on the Yellow Line were regulated through standby substation and were running normal during this period. Normal services on Rapid Metro were restarted once power supply was restored by HVPNL through the Sector 72 substation, the official added.

Businessman Robert Vadra on Monday unconditionally withdrew in the Delhi High Court his petition challenging a trial court order that summoned him in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Haryana's Shikohpur. "Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, submits that as per his instructions, the petitioner is not interested in pursuing the present petition and they seek to withdraw the same unconditionally," Justice Manoj Jain recorded in the order. The counsel for Vadra, the husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, said he would make "appropriate submissions" before the trial court at an "appropriate stage". All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open and the petition is disposed of, Justice Jain said. Last week, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had opposed the petition, contending that it was based on a false legal submission. The agency made the claim while countering the submission by Vadra's lawyer, senior Advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Monday announced the start of commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda manufacturing facility in Haryana. The second plant has an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakh units, taking the total capacity at Kharkhoda to 5 lakh units, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) said in a statement. With the new capacity coming in, the company's overall annual production capacity across its facilities in Gurugram, Manesar and Kharkhoda in Haryana, and Hansalpur in Gujarat stands at 26.5 lakh units, it added. When fully operational, the Kharkhoda facility will be among parent Suzuki's largest four-wheeler manufacturing locations with capacity to produce 10 lakh vehicles per annum, the company said. The country's largest carmaker had earlier indicated its plan to add 5 lakh units of capacity in FY 2026-27. The company currently produces compact SUV Brezza and mid-SUV Victoris at the facility.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted searches at multiple locations in Chandigarh and Panchkula in connection with a Haryana bank scam case and seized financial records and digital evidence linked to the alleged fraud, officials said on Friday. Certain officials of IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank, in connivance with public servants of various departments of the Haryana government, allegedly misappropriated government funds through fraudulent means, an official statement said. The agency said the case was handed over to the CBI by the Haryana government for investigation. Searches were conducted at seven locations on May 14, including residential premises, business establishments and showrooms of jewellers, premises of suspected beneficiaries of the misappropriated government funds, and other private entities linked to the investigation, the agency said. "During searches, various incriminating documents and articles were recovered and seized. These include .