5-year plan ready to make state industrial hub, says Rao Narbir

Minister of Industries and Commerce Rao Narbir Singh today said the government had prepared a comprehensive industrial roadmap for the next five years to give a new identity to agrarian Haryana through industrial progress.

Under this plan, 10 new industrial model townships (IMTs) will be developed, two of which will be located around Gurugram. Rao Narbir announced that on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, a global investment summit would be organised in Gurugram, inviting investors from across the world to set up industries in Haryana.

He said Gurugram had now evolved into a true global city, reflecting not just a miniature India but a miniature world. The aim, he said, was to make it a model city for industrial growth and environmental balance. Under the “Green Gurugram Campaign,” large industrial companies will be encouraged to contribute through their CSR funds to achieve this vision.

Rao Narbir said the Forest Department had prepared a plan to develop all nurseries in Gurugram and Sohna as model hi-tech nurseries. These nurseries will grow plants that can be transplanted across the city after one or two years. He added that Haryana would study modern nursery models in South India and replicate similar advanced facilities in the state.

The minister said the government was committed to implementing the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) proactively to provide financial assistance to new enterprises in the form of loans. In the financial year 2024–25, more than 761 cases had been approved, and a total loan amount of approximately Rs 5064.40 crore had been sanctioned through banks, he added.

He said Haryana had been a pioneer of the Green Revolution, and now the time had come for it to become a symbol of the industrial revolution. He emphasised that agriculture and industry were ecomplementary sectors, and both are being advanced simultaneously.