Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Monday said Haryana is poised to play a key role in the national endeavour to make India a five trillion dollar economy.

Delivering his address on the first day of the Budget Session of the Haryana Assembly which commenced on Monday, Dattatraya said the Haryana government has ensured good governance by evolving customised policies for all sectors.

Listing the accomplishments of the state government, the governor said Haryana has sixth highest GST (goods and services tax) collection in the country.  “Haryana with only about 2 per cent share of the country’s total population contributes approximately 6 per cent to the total GST collections of the country. The per capita GST collection for the state is Rs 26,879 per annum, which is the highest among the top collecting states of the country,” said Dattatraya.

He pointed out that the net state GST (SGST) collections during the first ten months of current fiscal year are 26.53 per cent, higher than the corresponding period of the last fiscal year, and excise collections during first ten months of current fiscal year are 22.47 per cent higher than corresponding period of last fiscal year.

The governor said the state secured ‘top achiever’ status in the Business Reform Action Plan 2020 assessment among 37 participating states in the Ease of Doing Business Rankings released in 2022. Haryana was also accorded “Achiever” status in the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) ranking released by Government of India.

He said the single roof clearance system supported by interactive portal is offering enterprise related clearances online. “So far, it has processed more than four lakh service requests related to industrial approvals. In 2022-23, average clearance time has come down from 22 days to 12 days. More than 99 per cent of the tickets are cleared on time,” Dattatraya added.

“My government is working on the development of state-of-the-art Industrial and Commercial Township over an area of nearly 3,300 acres of land near Kharkhoda (Sonipat) and Industrial Model Township (IMT) at Sohna over an area of nearly 1,400 acre. Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is establishing a project with an investment of Rs 18,000 crore and Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. is establishing a project with an investment of Rs 1,466 crore at IMT Kharkhoda,” he said.

Describing Haryana as predominantly an agrarian state, Dattatraya said the government has proposed one lakh acre under crop diversification and water conservation from paddy to other crops.

He said the state government is fully committed to complete coverage of all schemes to the rightful beneficiaries.

“Till date, 3.35 lakh families have been identified whose annual family income is less than Rs 1,00,000 in order to link with existing loan schemes, skill-development schemes and private or wage employment of different departments and to facilitate increase in their income,” Dattatraya said.

He also said the government was committed to constructing the SYL canal to get the state’s share of water in Ravi-Beas Rivers.

“My government is also committed to constructing up-stream storage dams, namely Renuka, Kishau and Lakhwar Vyasi, on river Yamuna. After investment clearance of Renuka ji dam by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the state government has also deposited Rs 63.57 crore as seed money with Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB),” the governor said.

“Under the rejuvenation of Sarasvati river, preliminary clearances and design for the construction of the Adi Badri dam are in progress. The work is likely to start before October this year,” he added.