The delegation of India Mission 2014 met Hon. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister of Haryana Saturday to discuss collaboration possibilities between Canada-based small entrepreneurs and the state of Haryana.

During the meeting, the ICCC President informed the Haryana Chief Minister that during the last three years, the ICCC had brought 300 Canadian businesses to India during the three successive India Missions that the Chamber had organized since 2012. Earlier, Bajaj had briefly met Hooda at the PBD-India 2014.

Hooda said Haryana had a huge potential in the area of solar energy and energy from solid waste. The state also had a vast network of canals which could be used for harvesting renewable energy.  He said countries such as Spain and China have evinced a keen interest in this area.

Hooda said Haryana had prepared a solid waste policy for Gurgaon and Faridabad under which 1,000 metric tonne of solid waste was collected every day. Urbanization is taking place in Haryana at a rapid pace. More than 50% of India’s National Capital Region (NCR) falls in Haryana.

On measures undertaken in the education sector, the Haryana Chief Minister said that the state government is developing the Rajiv Gandhi Education City in Sonipat. The city would attract international educational institutions, and would eventually offer education facilities to about 150,000 students.

Hon. Joe Daniel, Member of Parliament, was part of the delegation that met the Haryana Chief Minister.