SoI signed to set up 2 bln euro-tech park in Haryana

Amsterdam, Oct 11 (UNI) The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and Dutch Haryana Business Consortium have signed a Statement of Interest (SoI) for setting up a European technology park in Haryana worth two billion euros.

The proposed project is expected to catalyse the two billion euro investment over a period of 10 years and generate employment opportunities to a large number of people.

The SoI was signed here yesterday by HSIIDC Managing Director Rajeev Arora and Spyker Cars NV Managing Director Oedith Jaharia in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Haryana Revenue Minister Ajay Singh Yadav and Industries Minister Lachhman Dass Arora were also present at the occasion.

Meanmhile, another Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Spyker Cars NV and Manav Rachna Education Society, Haryana, for upgrading the level of education for the engineers and other professionals in India to international standards by providing them modern teaching and training facilities.

A Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) delegation, led by the state Chief Minister, also interacted with investors based in the Netherlands at a session organised by KPMG. The members of the delegation were welcomed by KPMG Chairman Ben Van de Veer in Amstelveen.

Mr Hooda, in his address to the gathering, highlighted the facilities being provided to entrepreneurs in Haryana and extended an invitation to investors for setting up of their units in the state.

The members of the CII delegation also had one-to-one fruitful meetings with their counterparts. Members of the auto components industry had very useful interaction with TNO, a Dutch company specialising in crash testing and homologation of auto and other industries.

The Chief Minister witnessed the famous flower auction at Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam with around 13,000 varieties of flowers kept for sale.

Mr Hooda appreciated the fact that the benefits of science and technology and modern international management have been dovetailed with the farmers' interest. He expressed his desire to replicate the model in Haryana too.

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