Having emerged as a preferred investment destination for the domestic as well as international investors, Haryana today is home to a number of multinational companies and corporate houses. The state enjoys a number of advantages including proximity to the National Capital of Delhi, excellent law and order situation, planned quality infrastructure, conducive policy environment, harmonious labour relations, trained and skilled manpower, responsive administration etc. Haryana is a vibrant, fast growing state a perfect place for stable and profitable investment. Keeping in view their long-term sustainability and growth potential, the state would continue to encourage investments in the following sectors :

Agro-Based, Food Processing and Allied Industry :

• Haryana has the advantage of being an agrarian state with abundant fertile land. It is a major contributor to the National Foodgrains Pool. Apart from its own base for production of vegetables and fruits (perishable commodities), the state constitutes the route for transportation of fruit from Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Home to the Murrah buffalo, the state has a good base for production of milk and holds the potential for growth of milk and dairy based industry.
• It enjoys the locational advantage of its proximity to one of the largest consumer markets of Delhi and the adjoining urban agglomerations. As such, the state offers a huge potential for the establishment of agro-based and food processing industry. This not only includes the manufacturing of value added products, but also the associated service industry of provision of cold chain, storage, grading and sorting, segregation and packaging of the vegetable and fruit products for ultimate supply to the consumer market.
• In order to facilitate capacity building and cater to the needs of skill development for this sector, the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation has allotted 100 acre of land at Kundli (Sonipat) for the establishment of National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), being set-up by the Ministry of Food Processing, Government of India. The institute would be one of the premier institutions for imparting training and offering courses in the field, of food technology and other management streams.

Automobiles and Automotive Components :

• Automobile manufacturing sector constitutes Haryana's primary strength, due to the presence of Maruti Suzuki, Hero Honda, Honda Motors, Escorts, which have led to the development of a large number of ancillaries in this sector.
• Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal region has been identified as an Auto Hub by the Government of India. A number of auto and auto component units have already set-up base in this hub. Maruti Suzuki has already rolled-out its one millionth car in a year.
• The state envisions the continued growth of this sector with a large number of new international entrants in the country. Maruti Suzuki is developing its Testing Track and Research and, Development facility at IMT Rohtak, which will further boost the development of this industry in the region. The state would continue to accord priority to this sector in allotment of developed industrial land, for the existing manufacturers for meeting their expansion, requirements as well as the new entrepreneurs.

Footwear and Accessories :

• The state has many leather product and footwear-making clusters, which are actively involved in the process of end-to-end product making. The major clusters are at Karnal, Faridabad, Bahadurgarh, Gurgaon, Manesar, Sonipat, Kundli, Ambala etc.
• In view of the demand of trained manpower of the footwear industry, Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI) is being set-up at IMT Rohtak. The institute will cater to the needs of trained manpower for the present requirement and future expansion of the industry and provide all technical value added services for the global competence of the industry. An exhibition-cum-display centre for the goods manufactured from leather and its variants would be set-up by the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation in Bahadurgarh.

Handloom, Hosiery, Textile and Garments Manufacturing :

• Panipat has already established its place on the International Map as a centre for the handloom products. Gurgaon-Manesar belt has also emerged as the centre for manufacture and export of readymade garments. A number of units are engaged in the manufacturing of leather garments and other accessories. The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation has already developed a Textile Park at Barhi. An International Trade and Convention Centre would be set-up at Panipat to promote handloom products. These trade centres would have global market information data and design centre for handloom and garments industry. Far upto 250% is permissible for apparel units in the new industrial estates and expansion phases of the existing industrial estates.

Health and Healthcare :

• The government seeks private sector investment in health and healthcare sector in order to facilitate establishment of quality healthcare institutions within the framework of set standards and norms by providing speciality and super speciality hospitals and state-of-the art diagnostic facilities at the tertiary level.
• The state holds great potential for investment in the health sector through establishment of hospitals offering primary, secondary and tertiary level healthcare facilities and allied services e.g. pharmacies, diagnostics, pathological labs, training and skill development for para-medical services etc. The state also has the potential for development as a centre for medical tourism.
• The government would work towards establishment of the following facilities Common bio-medical waste treatment facilities for proper disposal of bio-medical waste generated by hospitals, laboratories, Research and Development Centres effluent treatment plants for treatment of liquid effluent generated from government hospitals and liquid oxygen plants in hospitals with bed-strength of more than 100. The State Government agencies (Haryana Urban Development Autority, Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation and the Urban Development Bodies) would endeavour to earmark separate clusters at appropriate locations for medical care service providers.

Pharmaceutical Industry :

• The pharma sector has a vast growth potential in the country and the state recognises the need for development of this sector on a sustainable basis. The Government of India has selected Haryana state for establishment of a Bio-Technology Park along with research and development facility besides promoting the establishment of a Pharma Industrial Park in the state. It is in this background that the State Government has decided to earmark and acquire about 1000 acres of land for the development of a dedicated Pharma Park in the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway Global Economic Corridor for this purpose.

Research and Development and Frontier Technologies :

• Continuous Innovation is the key to survival in a competitive environment. The State Government will accord priority to initiatives in development and application of frontier technologies like nano technology, development of new materials, genetics, bio-technology, chip manufacturing, communications technology, mobile computing, robotics, energy saving and development of new sources of energy etc.
• Efforts will be made to set-up centres of excellence among research institutions, which will be given financial support for installing equipment and employing requisite manpower. Incubation centres will be set-up in universities and management institutes to encourage research in industrial projects particularly based on innovative use of local resources. International best practices in research and development will be identified and adopted in the state. Rajiv Gandhi Education City is being developed at Rai, which will be house of a number of educational and research institutes.

Waste Processing and Recycling Industry :

• The state would like to encourage and promote the industry engaged in processing of waste material e.g. urban solid waste, hazardous waste,medical waste etc and its recycling with value addition to be set-up different parts of the state and would facilitate all the requisite clearances for this is industry on priority. As a special measure to promote this industry, the government proposes to exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) on any fuel manufactured by the processing of municipal solid waste.

Information Technology and IT Enabled Services :

• The State Government would continue to accord priority to the IT and ITeS sector in recognition of its potential for employment, exports, wealth generation and spin off on the growth of services sector. The state has received a total of 70 proposals for IT and ITeS sector specific Special Economic Zones (SEZs), of which 35 have been approved by the Government of India. In addition, the IT Department has recommended 80 cases of development of cyber parks, of which the Town and Country Panning Department has granted licenses in respect of 33 proposals.
• Gurgaon has emerged as the most preferred investment destination in Northern India for IT and ITeS industry. It would be the endeavour of the State Government to preserve the pre-eminent place of Gurgaon by improving the infrastructure and continuously upgrading it to match international standards. Besides, the State Government is taking initiatives through its agencies like Secretariat for Information Technology (SIT), Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation (HARTRON) and Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) for furthering the development of Information and Communication Technology sector in the state. The Industrial Policy, 2005, made special provisions of the development of this sector.

Special Economic Zone (SEZ) :

• Haryana has eight notified Special Economic Zone (SEZs), 29 formally approved Special Economic Zone (SEZs) and 28 Special Economic Zone (SEZs) having in principle approval. It is appreciated widely for being the state with highest number of Special Economic Zone (SEZs) in the country. Reliance Industries, 10,000-hectare multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Jhajjar, is till now the biggest Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of the country, involving an investment of $ 8.89 billion. This is followed by real estate giant DLF, proposed multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Gurgaon, involving an investment of $ 5.78 billion, DLF has also been given the approval to set-up a multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Ambala with an investment of $ 430 million.
• The State Government recognises the potential of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) In driving industrial/economic growth and facilitating exports. The state has come out with Haryana Special Economic Zones Act, 2006, for facilitating development of Special Economic Zone (SEZs) in the state and framed rules thereunder. About 100 proposals have been received for setting up of various Special Economic Zones in the state, out of which about 31 have been notified by the Government of India and another 35 have been accorded formal approval. The state will continue to support and encourage healthy proliferation of Special Economic Zone (SEZs) in the state.

Industrial Infrastructure :

• The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) is the nodal agency of the state for development of industrial infrastructure. The corporation successfully developed a number of Industrial Model Townships/Industrial Estates at strategic locations in the state and plans to develop such projects at new sites besides expansion of existing ones. It is proposed to transfer the management of all the existing industrial estates developed by Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and the Industries Department in the state to the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) in a phased manner, so as to ensure upgradation and maintenance of the facilities and services in these estates. The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) would put in place a mechanism to associate the allottees in an estate in decision-making process for operation and maintenance services in the industrial estates developed and managed by it.

Industrial Model Townships :

• The Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) has developed an Industrial Model Township Industrial Model Townships (IMT) at Manesar. More and more IMTs are being developed at Rohtak (3,800 acres), Faridabad (1,800 acres), Roz-ka-Meo (1,500 acres) and Kharkhoda (3,000 acres). While the development works for IMTs at Rohtak and Faridabad are underway, plans are being finalised for the Roz-ka-Meo and acquisition of land for the IMT at Kharkhoda has been initiated.
• These townships will have campuses for large industries, ICT parks, industrial plots, flatted factories, residential facilities, labour housing, commercial and institutional areas, entertainment zones, skill development, healthcare facilities etc. The development will be of international standards with power, water supply, roads, sewerage, effluent disposal, storm water disposal and solid waste management to enable enterprises to function in a pleasing environment.

The state has always strived to create and maintain a conducive environment for attracting investment through investor-friendly rules and procedures and timely and smooth delivery of services.It has maintained efforts in removal of any bottlenecks in smooth operation of Industries.