Chandigarh: Haryana received an investment to the tune of Rs 8,005 crore in the industrial sector and recorded an employment generation of 1.98 lakh in last seven years.
As many as 112 new industrial units in the large and medium sectors and 15,341 small-scale units came up with the investment, an official spokesman said.
He said Haryana was developing industrial model townships (IMTs) at Faridabad, Rohtak, Mewat and Kharkhoda, besides expanding the IMT Manesar in Gurgaon and Bawal in district Rewari.
The spokesman said Haryana would tap the potential for overall economic growth by developing new industrial estates at Panipat, Karnal, Barwala in Panchkula district and expanding and strengthening the already existing industrial infrastructure in Kundli, Rai, Barhi, Yamuna Nagar and Saha.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, July 01, 2012, 20:51