Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, while interacting with representatives of the district's plywood industry at Sapphire Hotel, Yamunanagar, said that the government's vision is to establish Haryana's industries on the global stage. He said that Yamunanagar is not only the plywood capital of Haryana but also of India. The state's total industrial output reached ₹11.08 lakh crore in the financial year 2023–24.
The Chief Minister said that the strong participation of representatives from Haryana's plywood industry in the 49th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair held in Tanzania in July 2025 was an excellent example of their global outlook.
He highlighted that entrepreneurs Rajesh Kumar, Nikhil Garg and Shiv Kumar from Yamunanagar have registered a company named Green Impex Limited in the Mafinga region of Tanzania by investing in plywood manufacturing there. He said that this initiative to establish a plywood manufacturing unit on foreign soil would inspire other entrepreneurs as well.
He further said that to improve industrial areas and develop them into world class industrial hubs, the Haryana Government has established a special fund named SAKSHAM with an initial allocation of ₹500 crore in the Budget 2026–27. This fund will be used to rejuvenate industrial areas, including Yamunanagar.
To address the issue of expensive industrial land, the government has also introduced the Land on Lease Policy, under which industrial plots will be available on long term lease with the option of converting them into freehold when required.To accelerate entrepreneurship, the government implemented the new Industrial Policy on June 1, 2026.
Interacting with entrepreneurs, the Chief Minister said that industries employing local youth will receive an employment generation subsidy of ₹1 lakh per employee per year for 10 years. Industries employing women, Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, persons with disabilities and Agniveers will receive ₹1.20 lakh per employee per year.
He further said that industries recruiting through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam will be reimbursed the entire EPF contribution of both the employer and the employee by the government.The Chief Minister said that the government is bringing a new MSME Policy to take the MSME and export sectors to new heights.
The policy is currently under Cabinet approval, but its draft contains several important proposals for the benefit of industry. He informed that the proposed export freight subsidy support limit has been increased from ₹10 lakh to ₹30 lakh per unit per year. Industries exporting more than 80 per cent of their production will be given special recognition on the proposed Udaan Dwar Portal, enabling them to connect more easily with international buyers.
He also said that the draft policy proposes affordable insurance products by expanding the scope of the Mukhyamantri Vyapari Kshatipurti Yojana to protect small traders and MSMEs against losses arising from fire, theft and natural disasters. To further improve ease of doing business, Land Feasibility Certificates will now be issued within 45 working days.
The Chief Minister said that on applications for incentives, 50 per cent of the admissible amount will be released within seven working days after preliminary scrutiny, while the remaining amount will be released within 45 days after detailed verification. He added that if there is any delay by the Industries Department in releasing eligible incentives, entrepreneurs will be paid interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum on the delayed payment.
He said that the government had committed in its Sankalp Patra to prepare a master plan for reviving Jagadhri's metal industry by providing subsidies for industrial infrastructure. Accordingly, a Metal and General Park is being developed at Manakpur.
The layout plan has been revised to create more than 900 plots of 250, 312 and 450 square metres for the metal industry. Earlier, only 204 plots of 450 square metres and above were available. The Industries Department is also working on a separate incentive and subsidy package for the metal industry.
MLA Ghanshyam Dass Arora and Joint Director, MSME, Sh. V.P. Singh Ahluwalia gave a detailed presentation on the industrial sector. Raman Saluja, State President of Laghu Udyog Bharti, shared information on the engineering industry, while Arkinder Pal Singh Bhatti spoke about the metal industry.
Agriculture Minister Shyam Singh Rana, former Minister Kanwar Pal Gurjar, BJP District President Rajesh Sapra, former MLA Balwant Singh, Mayor Suman Bahmani, former Mayor Madan Chauhan, Zila Parishad Chairman Ramesh Thaska and entrepreneurs from various industries were also present on the occasion.