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STATE POLICY - HARYANA
With a special focus on manufacturing and services
Incentives amounting to about Rs . 1000 crore have been
enterprises , especially balanced regional growth of MSMEs ,
proposed for both large , medium and MSME units and for
the Haryana government has announced its new Industrial
thrust areas or focus sectors , rural functional clusters ,
Policy . The government described the Industrial Policy as
defense / aerospace / railway sectors and extremely backward
“ Enterprises Promotion Policy 2015 ”, with an aim to envisage
blocks ( D-category ) in particular .
ease of doing business and enhancing competitiveness of the
A Special Infrastructure Fund ( SIF ) of about Rs . 100 crore will
industry . The policy was approved by the State Cabinet that
be created for provision of last mile road / water and power
met under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister ,
connectivity as decided by HEPB especially for Mega Projects
Manohar Lal Khattar .
and Clusters in D Category Blocks , projects in Aerospace ,
The new policy aims at attracting investment of over Rs one
Defence , Electronics manufacturing and clusters under Thrust
lakh crore , will create four lakh jobs and accelerate economic
Areas and Rural Functional Clusters or any other areas / sectors
growth to more than eight per cent . The new Policy will
as decided by HEPB .
catalyse Haryana ’ s position as a pre-eminent investment
There will also be an employment generation subsidy of Rs .
destination and facilitate balanced regional and sustainable
36,000 per annum for Scheduled Castes and women and Rs .
development supported by a dynamic governance system and
30,000 per year for General category for five years for capacity
wide scale adoption of innovation and technology .
building of persons belonging to Haryana .
The government announced that Industrial Policy-2015 shall
The State has been divided into four categories of
ensure a “ hassle-free business ” through a new industrial
Development Blocks viz . A , B , C and D for incentive support .
regime by automatic approvals and decentralisation in the
There will be mapping of the district based on a survey to
State .
identify the potential of each district and to encourage local
A system of online clearances will be put in place by creating
entrepreneurs to jointly establish or cooperative society in each
an e-biz Haryana portal starting from October 1,2015 . At least
district to set up manufacturing units .
85 services under Right to Service ( s ) Act have been notified
Special focus will be laid on the MSME Sector to leverage the
under the revised Industrial Promotion Act for making a
“ Make in India ” drive of Government of India . Developed
provision of deemed clearances and 36 services are proposed
sheds / flatted factories in Industrial Estates for MSMEs on
to be notified . The government has identified 68 most critical
Panchayat lands on lease basis will be given . There will be
services for industries which will go online on eBiz portal .
creation of a Rs . 1000 crore fund under CGTMSE Scheme of
Besides that , the state government introduces a new scheme –
Government of India for collateral free loans , Tool
FINE ( Financial Incentives and No Enhancements ) Scheme that
rooms / Technology Development Centres , revamped Quality
would make industries competitive wherein steps would be
Marking Centres as quality Certification and Skill development
taken to reduce cost of doing business . No enhancement will
centers , etc . there will be special focus on Traditional Clusters ,
be charged to allottees of HSIIDC within case of allotments to
Rural Functional Clusters and Thrust / Focus Clusters .
be made in future .
Under the Saur Urja Nivesh , Solar Parks will be set up by
The fiscal incentives would include VAT Refund , Stamp duty
HSIIDC and Power Utilities on Panchayat lands . The power
refund , Interest subvention , power tariff rebate , etc . amounting
generated by them will be purchased by the Utilities .
to Rs . 1000 crore and Rs . 1000 crore fund for collateral free
loans for MSMEs .
Project clearances
There would be a two tier system for project clearances .
initiatives . The Council would comprise of Finance
Haryana Enterprise Promotion Board ( HEPB ) is constituted .
Minister / Industries Minister , Tourism Minister , Public Works
The Board will have a Governing Council headed by Chief
Minister , Labour Minister , Environment and Forests Minister
Minister for overseeing time bound clearances , sanctioning
and the Chief Secretary .
special packages for mega projects and clearing further policy
Change of Land Use projects
Projects with investment of more than Rs 10 crore and
with investment up to Rs 10 crore and CLU cases up-to one
involving CLU cases of more than one acre land will be cleared
acre in conforming zones will be cleared by District Level
by the Empowered Executive Committee under PSCM . Projects
Clearance Committee headed by Deputy Commissioner .
Skill Development University
The state government has set up a Skill Development
policy also proposes creation of Innovation Campus at cost of
University in collaboration with Union Ministry of skill
Rs 4 crore and operational expenditure support of Rs . 1 crore
development . Programs of skill development , through
for three years along with creation of additional seven
identified training providers using existing infrastructure of
incubation centers at the cost of Rs . 30 lakh each in seven
government institutes on nominal lease with minimum 70 per
universities in Haryana .
cent placement guarantee , shall also be introduced . The new
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