Haryana industries expect better facilities, infra, power
Updated: Jan 21, 2014 05:21:50pm
Manesar, Jan 21 (KNN) With political parties in Haryana gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections and with the Assembly elections expected in October 2014, the industry associations in the state are expecting much needed improvement in basic infrastructure like roads, connectivity, electricity in the industrial estates from the new government.
“Whichever party comes to power, AAP, Congress or BJP, we want the state to become industry oriented,” said General Secretary, Manesar Industries Welfare Association (MIWA) Manmohan Gaind.
Ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the government has already announced many incentives for the state like power tariff cut, minimum wage hike for labourers and job vacancies for over 8,600 posts.
There are 2,200 small industries in the Manesar Industrial area, but only 500 of them are functional now due to common problems that MSMEs in almost every industry here are facing due to labour shortage, poor infrastructure, road connectivity and power rates in the state.
“The government has to work for the growth of the industries in Haryana. We need better connectivity and infrastructure to grow,’ Gaind said.
“Electricity rate has increased by over 100 per cent in the past three years. The industry cannot afford such high burden of cost of production. The government cannot give power at subsidized rate to the households and farmers at the cost of the industrialists,” he added.
Between 2001 and 2012, the cost of power had increased by 300 per cent, while power rates during the same period were revised by 50 to 60 per cent. This created a huge gap between the average revenue realised (ARR) and the average cost of supply (ACS) to the consumers.
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced that the power consumers across the state would be billed according to the tariff order of 2012-13, reducing the burden on an average consumer who uses up to 300 units bimonthly by Rs 1.30 per unit.
Now a consumer of agriculture sector will have to pay 10 paise per unit against the existing rate of 25 paise for a tube-well connection. This will benefit around 5.50 lakh farmers in the state.
“The government here has no vision as to how the labourers can be attracted to Haryana. There have to be some basic facilities for the labourers to sustain themselves in the industrial areas here.
“The only mode of transport from Gurgaon to Manesar is auto, which charges minimum Rs 30 from them for each side. Moreover, the high cost of living and high inflation has burdened them more owing to which they prefer to migrate to other states,” said Gaind.
Speaking about the tax regimes in the state he said, “We want to pay the tax and work peacefully. The industries are willing to pay the tax but they just want to be allowed to work peacefully.”
“We should not be taxed more than the neighbouring states as it makes us incompetent,” Secretary General of MIWA added.
Recently, Haryana Chief Minister announced that the minimum wage for workers in the state would be increased to Rs 8,100 per month from the existing Rs 5,342 per month.
The industry associations in the state were upset over the sudden enhancement.
““The move will destroy the textile and garment industries here, especially in Gurgaon and Faridabad as it’s a completely labour intensive sector,” President of Udyog Vihar Industries Association, Animesh Saxena has told KNN. The industry he said, cannot afford the hike as they cannot ask their buyers to pay more money.
Commenting on the issue, Gaind said, “Even we believe that it is difficult for the labourers to survive with the present wage of Rs 5,342. But the enhancement should not come on an ad hoc basis; it should be go up systematically over a period of five years so that the industry is not burdened.”
What if AAP comes to power in Haryana? Responding to this, Gaind said, “As far as approachability in concerned they are open to dialogue with the industries to discuss their problems. However, I am not sure if they can resolve all our issues as they are very new to their role.” (KNN/SD)
“Whichever party comes to power, AAP, Congress or BJP, we want the state to become industry oriented,” said General Secretary, Manesar Industries Welfare Association (MIWA) Manmohan Gaind.
Ahead of upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the government has already announced many incentives for the state like power tariff cut, minimum wage hike for labourers and job vacancies for over 8,600 posts.
There are 2,200 small industries in the Manesar Industrial area, but only 500 of them are functional now due to common problems that MSMEs in almost every industry here are facing due to labour shortage, poor infrastructure, road connectivity and power rates in the state.
“The government has to work for the growth of the industries in Haryana. We need better connectivity and infrastructure to grow,’ Gaind said.
“Electricity rate has increased by over 100 per cent in the past three years. The industry cannot afford such high burden of cost of production. The government cannot give power at subsidized rate to the households and farmers at the cost of the industrialists,” he added.
Between 2001 and 2012, the cost of power had increased by 300 per cent, while power rates during the same period were revised by 50 to 60 per cent. This created a huge gap between the average revenue realised (ARR) and the average cost of supply (ACS) to the consumers.
Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday announced that the power consumers across the state would be billed according to the tariff order of 2012-13, reducing the burden on an average consumer who uses up to 300 units bimonthly by Rs 1.30 per unit.
Now a consumer of agriculture sector will have to pay 10 paise per unit against the existing rate of 25 paise for a tube-well connection. This will benefit around 5.50 lakh farmers in the state.
“The government here has no vision as to how the labourers can be attracted to Haryana. There have to be some basic facilities for the labourers to sustain themselves in the industrial areas here.
“The only mode of transport from Gurgaon to Manesar is auto, which charges minimum Rs 30 from them for each side. Moreover, the high cost of living and high inflation has burdened them more owing to which they prefer to migrate to other states,” said Gaind.
Speaking about the tax regimes in the state he said, “We want to pay the tax and work peacefully. The industries are willing to pay the tax but they just want to be allowed to work peacefully.”
“We should not be taxed more than the neighbouring states as it makes us incompetent,” Secretary General of MIWA added.
Recently, Haryana Chief Minister announced that the minimum wage for workers in the state would be increased to Rs 8,100 per month from the existing Rs 5,342 per month.
The industry associations in the state were upset over the sudden enhancement.
““The move will destroy the textile and garment industries here, especially in Gurgaon and Faridabad as it’s a completely labour intensive sector,” President of Udyog Vihar Industries Association, Animesh Saxena has told KNN. The industry he said, cannot afford the hike as they cannot ask their buyers to pay more money.
Commenting on the issue, Gaind said, “Even we believe that it is difficult for the labourers to survive with the present wage of Rs 5,342. But the enhancement should not come on an ad hoc basis; it should be go up systematically over a period of five years so that the industry is not burdened.”
What if AAP comes to power in Haryana? Responding to this, Gaind said, “As far as approachability in concerned they are open to dialogue with the industries to discuss their problems. However, I am not sure if they can resolve all our issues as they are very new to their role.” (KNN/SD)
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