Explanation:

National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) on Tuesday approved the inclusion of two more districts of Haryana namely Karnal and Jind in National Capital Region (NCR), thus bringing a total of 57 percent area of Haryana in the NCR. Earlier, eleven districts of Haryana namely Gurgaon, Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal, Mewat, Rohtak, Sonipat, Paniapt, Jhajjar, Mahendergarh and Bhiwani were included in NCR.India's total basmati production for the July 2011–June 2012 crop year was 5 million tonnes. In India, Haryana is the major basmati rice cultivating state, producing more than 60 per cent of the total basmati rice produced in India.

The state is one of India's largest automobile hubs and accounts for two thirds of passenger cars, 50 per cent of tractors and 60 per cent of motorcycles manufactured in the country. The state has also emerged as a base for the knowledge industry, including IT and biotechnology. Haryana is the third-largest exporter of software and one of the preferred destinations for IT/ITeS facilities.