Investment and Industrial Policies-Haryana

Information Technology Policy 2000

Information Technology (IT) would have a prominent and progressive role in the new millennium as the single most important enabler for improving efficiency and effectiveness in organisations. The State Government recognises the role of IT as an effective tool in catalysing economic activity, in efficient governance and in developing human resource. This policy seeks a deep impact initiative by the State Government in encouraging replacement of traditional delivery system of public services by IT driven system of governance that works better, costs less and is capable of serving the citizens’ needs with ease. A high degree of public satisfaction through transparent and efficient functioning of public domain activities would be at the focus of IT initiative. Application of sunrise technologies in transition to a knowledge based society, providing equal opportunity to all in reaping the benefits of development, harnessing vast potential of human endeavour and enriching quality of life shall provide the long term underpinning of socio-economic transformation of the State. This policy further seeks to facilitate private domain initiative in e-transition of Haryana by providing critical infrastructure, systems framework and enabling environment.

The IT Policy 2000 of the State emphasizes the use of Web Technology to disseminate the information across the world and to enhance the citizen-IT interface. Also, the Policy recognizes the need of using Web Potential in bridging the gap between the Government and the Citizen. Therefore, it has been highlighted that wherever citizen interface is involved, Web enabled applications will be developed. All public domain information like official gazette notifications, acts, rules, regulations, circulars, policies and programme documents would be digitized and made available for electronic access on Web. The NIC has developed, hosted and maintaining the official website of the State at URL http://haryana.nic.in. The websites of other departments are also connected to this website.

The process of developing organization specific websites has also started and a number Departments, Boards and Corporation and district authorities have made their web presence. But, this entire effort needs to streamlined and integrated into a well knit web for the State Government. That gives impetus to the preparation of a policy for the Website Development, Hosting and mintenance.

The State Government recognizes the role of Information Technology as an effective tool in catalyzing economic activity, providing good governance, improving the State economy, enhancing the quality of life and ensuring development with equity. Accordingly the Government of Haryana has recently announced its comprehensive information technology policy, for an all-round transformation of the State’s economy. The policy, further seeks to facilitate private domain initiative in e-transition of Haryana by providing critical infrastructure, system framework and enabling environment. The policy also encourages distance education through use of information technology tools, information technology-enabled services for providing large-scale employment and also to take Internet to the villages at the earliest to spur economic growth in rural areas and to ensure that the benefits of technology percolate down to the masses.

The industrial policy

The Indian Government’s liberalisation and economic reforms programme aims at rapid and substantial economic growth and a harmonised integration with the global economy. The changing global and domestic environment requires reorientation of the development vision in recognition of the new paradigms that put the industrial policy initiatives in the context of an overarching economic development policy.

The industrial policy statement of 1992 had focused on providing incentives for attracting investment in the industrial sector at a time when the delicensing and reduction in controls had unleashed growth momentum in the national economy. The Industrial Policy of 1997 adopted infrastructure led growth.

This industrial policy initiative seeks to consolidate the past progress and lay the foundation of a vibrant economy that focuses on improving the quality of life of its residents. It aims at promoting industrial growth in the context of overall economic development of the State by creating an investor friendly enabling environment that facilitates the industry to move strongly to the front ranks of global competition. The policy further seeks to promote integration of private initiative in the developmental process of the State.

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