The Haryana Government is considering to convert denotified special economic zones (SEZ) into industrial estates in order to boost manufacturing activity in the State, a State minister said on Thursday.
“We have proposed in our upcoming industrial policy that denotified SEZs should be put in a separate category and they be encouraged to set up industrial estates for setting up new manufacturing units in the State,” Haryana Industries Minister Captain Abhimanyu told reporters here.
He said though he does not have exact number of denotified SEZs, yet there may be more than 100 SEZs which have been denotified in Haryana.
Lashing out at previous Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led regime in the State, Capt. Abhimanyu said that Congress government in the State used to brag about SEZs during its 10-year rule in Haryana.
“Nothing has happened (on SEZ front). Not even a single SEZ could take practical shape in the State,” he claimed.
About new industrial policy, Capt. Abhimanyu, who is also State Finance Minister, said suggestions have been sought from all stakeholders about the draft industrial policy and it is expected that it would be rolled out around July 15.
“The new policy will be not be a mere piece of paper. We are trying to give single window clearance in real manner for fast clearance of new project proposals in the state. And moreover, focus will also be on promoting small and medium enterprises,” he said.
“With new industrial policy, we want that we are able to convince investors with our action which will help in attracting a lot of investments into Haryana,” he said. - PTI
