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Haryana crafts new policy to become textile hub

CHANDIGARH: Keen on making Haryana a global hub of textile manufacturing and a preferred investment destination , the state government has crafted a new textile policy to incentivize setting up of new units and ensure growth and modernization of the existing textile industry in the state. The policy is packed with fiscal incentives and contains provisions for infrastructure augmentation, setting up of textile parks and facilities for skill training. It aims at generating 50,000 new jobs by attracting investment in the textile sector to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore. An official spokesman said the draft policy had been put in public domain and suggestions invited from stakeholders up to February 28, 2017, which would be factored in while giving it a final shape. The policy has been formulated with an eye on the cotton belt of Haryana. The state is one of the leading cotton producers in the country with Sirsa, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Hisar and Jind being the