Chandigarh- CM Nayab Singh Saini, whereas addressing the pre-budget session assembly with representatives of the textile, meals processing, and different industries from Panipat, Sonipat, and Karnal on Wednesday, stated that Panipat is a historic metropolis of weavers, and its textile business has introduced recognition not solely to Haryana however to your complete nation.
He stated that Panipat can also be quickly rising as a serious meals processing hub. Preserving this in view and responding to the calls for of assorted business organizations, he introduced that an international-level textile institute can be established in Panipat, for which 10 acres of land can be made out there. The institute will present technical experience as per worldwide requirements. He additional acknowledged that on the demand of business associations, the validity of the Haryana Aatmanirbhar Textile Coverage has been prolonged by one yr, as much as 18th December 2026.
He stated that at the moment, the meals processing business is performing as a robust bridge between farmers and customers throughout the state. It performs an important position in making certain higher costs for farmers’ produce, connecting them with fashionable know-how, and making agriculture a worthwhile enterprise. Referring to Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister stated that the Prime Minister had acknowledged that simply as a loom weaves a number of threads collectively, the textile sector is connecting India with your complete world. He additionally talked about the Prime Minister’s 5-F imaginative and prescient—Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Manufacturing unit, Manufacturing unit to Trend, and Trend to Overseas—and stated that Haryana is dedicated to realizing this 5-F imaginative and prescient. Beneath capital funding subsidy, there’ll now be no restrict on the variety of instances. All eligible entrepreneurs can be supported by the federal government.
Beneath the Haryana Aatmanirbhar Textile Coverage, 354 functions have been obtained, and grants value ₹367 crore have already been authorised. This coverage displays the belief of all entrepreneurs. He stated that the Prime Minister has referred to as upon the world to maneuver in the direction of holistic well being and sustainability. Globally, there may be growing demand for chemical-free and naturally dyed textiles. Expressing confidence, he stated that Panipat district can change into a worldwide chief on this course. Folks listed here are not confined to conventional practices however are adopting improvements similar to waste-to-wealth, and antibacterial towels.
The Chief Minister urged all exporters to maneuver past promoting solely conventional merchandise. He stated it’s important to grasp international market tradition and demand. The federal government needs that when Panipat’s textiles attain Europe or America, the label “Made in India” and “Made in Haryana” ought to change into a worldwide assure of high quality. For this, analysis in new areas similar to medical textiles and technical textiles is required. Particular provisions are being made for this within the price range. In collaboration with the Nationwide Technical Textile Mission, subsidies are being offered in Haryana for brand spanking new equipment and coaching. Within the 2025–26 price range, the state authorities made particular provisions for girls’s ability growth so that ladies staff don’t stay restricted to labor roles however advance into designing and administration. Over the previous 10 years, FDI in textiles has doubled. Sooner or later, Panipat, Gurugram, and Faridabad will collectively work to make Haryana a worldwide export hub.
He stated that resulting from growing inhabitants, rising urbanization, and health-conscious customers, the demand for high-quality meals merchandise is constantly rising. To fulfill this demand, the meals processing business must be expanded additional. The meals processing business within the nation has grown to roughly ₹35 lakh crore and is anticipated to succeed in round ₹73 lakh crore by 2032. Subsequently, there are huge alternatives for funding and development on this sector. Greater than 28,000 meals processing models have already been established in Haryana.
He stated that Haryana has immense potential for this business. To offer capital funding subsidy to the meals processing sector, the state authorities notified 4 main infrastructure schemes on twelfth June 2019. Beneath the primary scheme, subsidies are offered for the institution, growth, and diversification of meals processing models. It provides 25 p.c capital funding subsidy on venture price—as much as ₹50 lakh in A and B blocks, and as much as ₹1 crore in C and D blocks. The second scheme is the Backward and Ahead Linkage Scheme, below which 50 p.c capital funding subsidy is offered—as much as ₹2.5 crore in A and B blocks and as much as ₹3.5 crore in C and D blocks. For reefer automobiles and different cellular infrastructure, help of fifty p.c of capital funding is offered, as much as ₹50 lakh per venture. The third scheme supplies subsidies for built-in chilly chain and worth addition infrastructure, starting from 35 to 45 p.c of venture price, with help as much as ₹5 crore for storage infrastructure, packaging homes, transport infrastructure, worth addition, and processing infrastructure. The fourth scheme is the Built-in Mini Meals Park Scheme, below which 50 p.c capital funding subsidy is offered, as much as ₹10 crore, solely in C and D class blocks.
He stated that because the state strikes quickly in the direction of realizing the imaginative and prescient of a developed India and developed Haryana, its actual energy lies in industrial sector associations, which act as a bridge between coverage and floor realities. Fixing the issues of those associations is a precedence of the federal government, and their solutions will function guiding ideas.
