Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and deputy CM Dushyant Chautala a couple of days ago in a function laid the foundation stone for Flipkart’s regional distribution centre in Manesar. Khattar said that the Flipkart is making substantial investments in Haryana including this regional distribution centre in Manesar, spread across 140 acres area with the investment of Rs 1389 crores, which will also provide employment opportunities to large number of youths in the state. While addressing CM Khattar said that Haryana has been offering a favourable environment for investors and industries in the state, highlighting the state as an emerging manufacturing hub in the country. CM said, this distribution centre is poised to become Asia’s largest centre likely to create direct and indirect employment opportunities for approximately 10,000 individuals.
Khattar said that the ‘Global City’ being developed in Gurugram district will add a new chapter in the development of the area as well the state due to the state’s investor-friendly policies and services. He said, Haryana is strategically developing the National Capital Region (NCR) as a robust warehousing and logistics hub where multiple projects are underway to enhance logistics connectivity the including the expressways, railways and national highways. The chief minister said that the Flipkart has become as a key player in Haryana’s economic landscape, having created over 95,000 jobs and providing market access to sellers through its extensive supply chain network, as such Haryana is marching ahead towards industrial growth, job creation and economic development as a result not only within the country manufacturers from abroad are willing to set up their manufacturing industry in Haryana state.
Khattar said he suggested that Flipkart help 5 lakh women associated with 55,000 self-help groups in Haryana by including their products as such farmers’ products should be delivered to the consumers through farmer-producer organisations, and also include small shopkeepers in their chain for which the Haryana government will support them. Meanwhile, Haryana Energy Minister Ch. Ranjit Singh Chautala said that industrial units in the state will now get express delivery of electricity. Under this, power corporations will ensure 24-hour power supply to industries, which will make industries generator free. He said, a policy in this regard has been prepared and it will be finalized in the next 6 months.
