Govt assures on law and order, ease of doing biz
Domestic, global companies commit huge investments; Real Estate Bill likely to be reality in Budget session
GURGAON: Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar assured of effective law and order, and ease of doing business to top global and domestic business leaders during the first day of the Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 on Monday.
The shadow of recent disturbance in the state due to Jat agitation did not seem to deter the high turnout of the industry leaders from India and 12 foreign countries.
While addressing the conference, urban development and housing minister M Venkaiah Naidu announced real estate bill would be introduced in Parliament. The move, Naidu said, would support the real estate growth in the country as well as Haryana. He added that two cities of Haryana — Karnal and Faridabad — have been selected for the Smart Cities project.
Ambassadors of China and Japan also highlighted their presence in Haryana for more than a decade and assured of continued investments.
“Our auto sector and other investments have been inspired by the untiring efforts and support by the Haryana government... Japan has committed about $30 billion in investments and aid for development. Jhajjar has been identified as the site for the Japanese Integrated Industrial Township,” said Kenji Hiramatsu, Japanese Ambassador to India. About 305 Japanese companies, highest in the country have busi
“My association with the state goes much earlier, when we used to make capsules for medicines... We have a office in Gurgaon and launched 4G services here... We will continue to support the growth (of Gurgaon),” said Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman of Bharti Enterprises.
The conference also saw effective use of digital technology. For instance, Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy and Mahindra&mahindra chairman Anand Mahindra used the “Beam” — the Smart Presence System (SPS), a remote-controlled screen fitted with wheels to drive around — to interact with people.
“The recent incidents (Jat reservation protests) did cast a shadow... but we support you.” said Mahindra said.
Highlighting the strategic location of Haryana for logistic movement, Adani Group promised to increase its investment in agriculture infrastructure, and storage. “We intend to continue to invest in the state of the art silos. The wheat storage silos built and the Inland Container Depot are testimony to our progress here,” said Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, adding the group will contribute to 50% of the 3,000 MW additional power demand.
“Our ITC World Centre and Hotels in Haryana are among the greenest buildings globally,”said YC Deveshwar, chairman of ITC Group.
“We came here 35 years ago, the evolution has been overwhelming. We have been deepening our roots through diversification into renewable energy, healthcare, realty” said Pawan Munjal CMD