By the
passage of time, the Gurgaon district has witnessed a phenomenal growth in all spheres of
development particularly in urbanization and creating industrial climate. Therefore it is
considered one of the major towns of Haryana State which has been identified for all around development. A
number of policy initiatives announced by the Govt. of Haryana from time to time have
provided an impetus for the rapid industrialization in the district. Its ideal location on
the National Highway of Delhi-Jaipur road, in close proximity of Indira Gandhi
International Airport and its well developed infrastructure base like existing roads and
communications net work all through the district, total electrification environment has
made Gurgaon the choicest location for the industry as such high –tech and high value
projects involving foreign collaboration with huge investment have come up in this area.
An annual
turnover in the industrial sector in the district has crossed 46,000 crores with an
investment of more than 10,000 crores. There are 402 large and medium scale units with an
investment of Rs. 9000 crores and around 8000 small scale units with an investment of Rs.
890 crores. The employment generated in the industrial sector exceeds 200000 persons.
There are many prominent and prestigious units involved in the manufacturing of Cars,
Motors-Cycles, Automobile parts, Telecommunication equipments, electrical goods, software
development, hardware, sports goods, rubber products, readymade garments. Light
engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, terry towels, food items, air conditioners, shoes,
pesticides, insecticides etc.
In-
fact with the collaboration of Suzuki Motors of Japan with establishment of Maruti Udyog
Limited in early eighties, a new ara for rapid industrialization of Gurgaon started as a
result of which Gurgaon came on the International map. The growth gained further momentum
after establishment of Hero Honda, Honda Motors
of Japan, Suzuki Motor Cycle
and ancillarisation of these Automobile
companies. The automobile Industry of Gurgaon is producing passenger cars, motor cycles,
scooters and its components worth Rs. 28000 crores.
The
other category of industries which have shown tremendous growth in District Gurgaon, is or
readymade garments, a cluster of such type of high-fashion readymade garments units have
come up in well developed industrial area of Udyog Vihar. These units are exporting their
products to many foreign countries thus earning valuable foreign exchange for the country.
Some of the units have also been rewarded with National Awards from Govt. of India. The
prestigious units include Orient Craft Ltd. Pearl Global, GIVO, DCM Benetton, Gaurav
International Dynamic Fashions.
The
next category of Industry having more potential and growth is of IT & IT enabled
services. Gurgaon has emerged as a preferred destination for IT Industry after the
announcement of IT policy by Govt. of Haryana. The total export from the district in the
IT & IT enables Services Industry has touched a figure of 9000 crores. Haryana Govt.
through its enterprise namely Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited
(HARTRON) , has been undertaking various
schemes and activities for the develop0ment of Electronics and Information Technology
industry in a systematic and scientific manner in the state since its formation in January
,1983. The emphasis has been on the
development of the state –of-the-art technology and it has been offering its expertise both in infrastructure as well as project
promotion.
 | The world famous IT companies like Hughes Software, Tata
Consultancy Service, Alcatel, HCL, Siemens, GE Capital,Silicon Graphics etc. Have their
units located at Gurgaon. |
| The Electronic-City in Gurgaon spread over an area of 40 acres
for hi- tech & export oriented electronics/ IT Industry. |
| Software Technology Park over an area of
14000 sq. feet developed within the Electronics city. It is allotted to software units.
Here Satellite Communication Link has been provided for the benefit of units located in
the park. |
Information Technology and Telecommunication Complex in the Electronic City has been
planned for computer/ software export with world class facilities like Earth Station,
Teleconference, Internet, E-mail Service and other state –of-the-art communication
services.
The ITES (IT enabled Service) segment is the fastest growing
segment of IT sector .List of multinational companies are shifting their work requirements
to outsource from India. It is due to availability of cheap as well as English
speaking personals , liberalized industrial policies, will developed infrastructure,
roads, telecommunication network etc. The latest Nasscom – Mcknsey report has scaled
up the revenue projections for ITES sector 21
to 24 billion by 2008. The IT policy farmed by Govt.of
Haryana is likely to give further fillip to this industry with the ceation of more employment opportunities . The
major incentive given to these units include relaxation in floor area ratio, rebate on
registration , transfer of property charges , exemption under Haryana shop0s and
Commercial establishment Act.
The other
industries working in the district are Rubber & Plastics, Agro based & Food Processing,
Pharmaceuticals, Electrical, Leather as well as few companies in the field fo Bio-
Technology. The main industries in this field are, Cosco, Enkay Rubber, Perfetti, Haldi
Ram , HFCL, Martin Haris, TERI, Ranbaxy Laboratories etc.
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