Haryana’s Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s visit to USA and Canada has invited Rs 3750 crore investment from these countries. The delegation led by him visited USA, Canada and Germany from October 8 to 20, 2007.

One of the highlights of the fruitful visit has been the interest evinced by Spectrum International LLC, a U.S. based company owned by an NRI which has announced a whopping investment of Rs 2000 crore to be made in the state in food preservation and processing industries.

The CM informed that the prime objective of the visit was to promote Haryana as an ideal destination for investment. The delegation also had one to one meetings with the small and medium enterprises and high end technology companies based at USA and Canada.

The forthcoming response also necessitated appointing the financial commissioner and principal secretary industries, Haryana, P K Choudhery as a nodal officer to deal and coordinate with the NRIs looking at investment in Haryana.

Haryana today ranks number one in per capita income, per capita investment and fiscal management and the CM is keenly looking forward to make it number one state in the country in all the spheres, for which he seeks assistance of the people of the state.

In a development that can bring in sweeping changes in skill upgradation, he recounted his meeting with Rosann Wowchuck Deputy Prime Minister, Province of Manitoba, Canada. Their discussion led to a decision on exchange of scientists, engineers, doctors and farmers in the mutual exchange programme for training and upgradation of skills and for immigration.

Hooda also informed about his meeting with some of the prominent investment bankers in New York where a memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Montgomery College and the state of Haryana. The MOU is a response by Montgomery College to a request for assistance in workforce creation and development from the government of the state of Haryana.

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