State aims to be region’s aviation repair hub

Chandigarh, June 14

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said the government aims to make the state a leading MRO hub (maintenance, repair and overhaul) in north India in the field of aerospace and defence equipment production.

Will generate 31,000 jobs in next 5 years

In the next five years, the state aims to generate job opportunities for about 31,000 youth, directly and indirectly, by investing Rs7,000 crore in the aerospace and defence equipment production sector. - Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister

It will be beneficial for the civil and defence aircrafts and will also reduce the maintenance cost for all airlines.

The Deputy CM, who also holds charge of the Civil Aviation Department, gave this information after presiding over a meeting of senior officers regarding the ‘Haryana Aerospace and Defence Policy-2021’ here on Monday.

He said the policy was being prepared to attract industries from the same field of aerospace and defence equipment production, which would be finalised soon. For the formulation of this policy, a committee, comprising the representatives of the state Civil Aviation Department, MSME Department, Industries and Commerce Department, and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was formed in which the draft policy has been prepared after taking suggestions from all stakeholders at a conference held about three months ago.

Dushyant said Haryana was already a leader in the auto sector, now by this policy, we were moving forward towards the path of making the statea hub of the aviation and defence equipment production sector. He said the aviation hub, which was being prepared in Hisar, wouldopen opportunities for other industries associated with the aerospace and defence equipment production sector.

He said in the proposed policy, special concessions would be given to the industries investing in the field of aerospace and defence equipment production in the state. — TNS