Exporting SSIs in Haryana: Opportunities and Threats

Abstract

The State of Haryana, a federal unit of India, has made a significant contribution towards India's socio - economic resurgence over the last 45 years. Though small in size, covering only 1.3 7 percent of the total area of the country and home to less than 2 percent of the country's population, Haryana is one of the most progressive States of the country. Haryana has one of the highest per capita income in the country and has impressive infrastructural facilities in relation to road and railway network, availability of water and electricity, well developed industrial estates, good banking facilities, reliable communication network, modem technical institutes and developed commercial markets. The Government of Haryana recognizes the need for rapid industrial growth on a sustainable basis to achieve the twin objectives of economic development and generation of adequate employment. The Government of India is actively promoting economic liberaiization and reforms to make the country's industries internationally competitive and to encourage foreign investment and technology for modernization of the Indian economy. The Government ofHaryana is committed to supplement the nation's effort through its own policies, which facilitate the process of industrial growth.