Maruti inks pact with Haryana govt for its third plant in State

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Maruti inks pact with Haryana govt for its third plant in State

Friday, 20 May 2022 | PNS | Chandigarh

The Haryana government on Thursday signed an agreement with Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited, paving the way for Maruti’s third plant in the state. The land for the project has been allocated in Kharkhoda in Sonepat district.

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar addressed a special function in Gurugram, to commemorate four decades of Maruti in Haryana, where the deal was signed. “Maruti has been the steering wheel of industrial development in Haryana. It was 40 years back when a similar agreement was signed which changed the fate of a small town, Gurugram, completely. We account for more than 50 per cent of the country’s automobile industries and all this could have been accomplished due to our close association of forty years,” Khattar said.

“You are setting up a third plant but I insist you should set up your corporate and even head office in Haryana, as we would offer you that no one can,” Khattar added.

The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC) has earmarked 800 and 100 acres of lands at IMT Kharkhoda for both plants. The units are expected to generate as many as 11,000 jobs. The cost of the project is expected to be around 18,000 crore and production of vehicles in units is expected to begin by 2025.

Terming this as a historic event, the Chief Minister further said that in today's programme Rs 2400 crore has been given to Haryana through HSIIDC. For the first time in the history of Haryana, such a big transaction has happened. This agreement will write a new script for development in Haryana, he added. 
Khattar said that with the establishment of the plant, 13,000 people would get employment opportunities. An amount of Rs. 2400 crore has been spent to purchase the land for the said plant and more than Rs. 20,000 crore are to be invested.

The Chief Minister said that Gurugram has developed because of Maruti. Also, the automobile industry flourished in Gurugram, many companies came here. Other industries also played an important role in the economic progress of Gurugram. Requesting, Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, RC Bhargava, he said that the Corporate Office of Maruti, which is still in Delhi, should also be shifted to Haryana. 

Khattar said Kharkhoda is a newly developing area. It is 65 km away from the airport, 18 km from the railway station and National Highway and also has a link to KMP. The investment by big companies like Maruti in this area has given a positive boost to the industrial environment. In the coming days, this area will emerge as an industrial hub and the wheel of development of this region will move at a rapid pace.  He said that today the real estate sector and the automobile sector are flourishing in tandem in Gurugram. When the Chief Minister was asked what efforts were made by the government to bring back Maruti to the State, he replied 'Maruti is Gurugram and Gurugram is Haryana. Maruti is part of Haryana.'


Responding to the questions in the press conference, the Chief Minister said that today HSIIDC is playing a big role in promoting industrialization and encouraging industries in Haryana. Apart from giving 900 acres of land to Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Suzuki Two Wheeler India Private Limited, 1000 plots have also been given to small industrial units in the IMT being developed on 3200 acres in Kharkhoda, Sonipat, informed Khattar.

MARUTI WILL NEVER SHIFT FROM HARYANA: RC BHARGAVA, CHAIRMAN MARUTI SUZUKI

RC Bhargava, Chairman Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said that Maruti was in Haryana, is in Haryana and will remain in Haryana. Praising the industrial Policies and investment friendly environment of Haryana, Bhargava said that today Maruti has purchased land in Kharkhoda for setting up its new plant due to better environment in the state.

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