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==Economy== [[File:Sahara Mall Gurgaon.jpg|thumb|A Shopping Mall in Gurgaon]] {{Main | Economy of Haryana | List of special economic zones in India#Haryana | l2 = SEZs in Haryana | Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation | l3 = HSIDC estates | List of companies based in Gurgaon | l4 = Companies in Gurugram | Tourism in Haryana }} Haryana's [[list of Indian states and union territories by GDP|14th placed]] 12.96% 2012-17 [[compound annual growth rate|CAGR]]<ref name=harec2>[https://www.ibef.org/states/haryana-presentation Industrial Development & Economic Growth in Haryana] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006154831/https://www.ibef.org/states/haryana-presentation |date=6 October 2018 }}, [[India Brand Equity Foundation]], Nov 2017.</ref> estimated a 2017-18 GSDP of US$95 billion<ref name="harec1"/> split into 52% [[Service economy|services]], 30% [[Industrial sector|industries]] and 18% [[Agriculture in India|agriculture]].<ref name="harec1">{{cite web|title=Haryana State Budget 2017-18|url=http://web1.hry.nic.in/budget/Bgfinal.pdf|website=Haryana Finance Dept|access-date=7 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822065346/http://web1.hry.nic.in/budget/Bgfinal.pdf|archive-date=22 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The services sector is split across 45% in real estate and financial and professional services, 26% trade and [[Tourism in Haryana|hospitality]], 15% state and central government employees, and 14% transport and logistics & warehousing.<ref name="harec1" /> In [[IT]] services, [[Gurgaon]] ranks first in India in growth rate and existing technology infrastructure, and second in [[startup ecosystem]], innovation and livability (Nov 2016).<ref name=harec3>[http://ceoworld.biz/2016/12/02/indias-top-12-tech-cities-digital-indian-cities-survey-2016/ India's Top 12 Tech Cities: Digital Indian Cities Survey, 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042008/http://ceoworld.biz/2016/12/02/indias-top-12-tech-cities-digital-indian-cities-survey-2016/ |date=5 December 2017 }}, CEOWORLD magazine, Nov 2016.</ref> The industrial sector is split across 69% manufacturing, 28% construction, 2% utilities and 1% mining.<ref name="harec1" /> In industrial manufacturing, Haryana produces 67% of passenger cars, 60% of motorcycles, 50% of tractors and 50% of the refrigerators in India.<ref name="harec1"/> The service and industrial sectors are boosted by 7 operational [[special economic zone|SEZ]]s and an additional 23 formally approved SEZs (20 already notified and 3 approved in-principle) that are mostly spread along the [[Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project|Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor]], [[Amritsar Delhi Kolkata Industrial Corridor]] and [[Delhi Western Peripheral Expressway|Western Peripheral Expressway]].<ref name="harec1"/> The agricultural sector is split across 93% crops and livestock, 4% commercial forestry and logging, and 2% fisheries.<ref name="harec1" /> Although Haryana has less than 1.4% of the total area of India, it contributes 15% of food grains to the [[Public distribution system|central food security public distribution system]],<ref name="harec1" /> and makes up 7% of total national agricultural exports, including 60% of total national [[basmati]] rice exports.<ref name="harec1"/> === Agriculture === ====Crops==== [[File:Green farms of Jats in Haryana.jpg|thumb|Green farms in Haryana]] Haryana is traditionally an [[agrarian society]] of [[zamindar]]s (owner-cultivator farmers). About 70% of Haryana's residents are engaged in agriculture.<ref>{{cite report| title= Report on Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare| url= https://www.icfa.org.in/assets/doc/reports/haryana-agriculture-and-farmers.pdf| publisher= Indian Council of Food and Welfare| page= 2| access-date= 29 September 2021| archive-date= 28 November 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211128073103/https://www.icfa.org.in/assets/doc/reports/haryana-agriculture-and-farmers.pdf| url-status= dead}}</ref> The [[Green Revolution in India|Green Revolution in Haryana]] of the 1960s<ref name="about IARI"/> combined with the completion of [[Bhakra Dam]] in 1963<ref name=bdam1>{{cite web|title=Bhakra Dam Will Be Engineering Marvel|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19550904&printsec=frontpage|work=The Indian Express|access-date=11 April 2017|page=13|date=4 September 1955|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424220014/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19550904&printsec=frontpage|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Western Yamuna Canal#Western Yamuna Command Network|Western Yamuna Command Network]] canal system in 1970s resulted in the significantly increased food grain production.<ref name="about IARI">{{cite web|title=About IARI|url=http://www.iari.res.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&Itemid=1730|website=IARI|access-date=11 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316004157/http://iari.res.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=161&Itemid=1730|archive-date=16 March 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> This movement lead to large-scale investments towards improving irrigation systems, enhancing the quality of fertilizers, and investing in superior seeds.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=Haryana {{!}} History, Capital, Population, Map, & Government {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Haryana |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502205358/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/256424/Haryana |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, Haryana is self sufficient in food production and the second largest contributor to India's central pool of food grains<ref>{{cite report| title= Report on Haryana Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare| url= https://www.icfa.org.in/assets/doc/reports/haryana-agriculture-and-farmers.pdf| publisher= Indian Council of Food and Welfare| page= 2| access-date= 29 September 2021| archive-date= 28 November 2021| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211128073103/https://www.icfa.org.in/assets/doc/reports/haryana-agriculture-and-farmers.pdf| url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2015–2016, Haryana produced the following principal crops: 13,352,000 [[tonne]]s of [[wheat]], 4,145,000 tonnes of [[basmati|rice]], 7,169,000 tonnes of [[sugarcane]], 993,000 tonnes of [[cotton]] and 855,000 tonnes of [[oilseeds]] ([[mustard seed]], [[sunflower]], etc.). In the northeastern area, dairy cattle, buffaloes, and bullocks play a prominent role, being utilised both for agricultural ploughing and as draft animals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2024 |title=Haryana {{!}} History, Capital, Population, Map, & Government {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Haryana |access-date=4 April 2024 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=2 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502205358/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/256424/Haryana |url-status=live }}</ref> ==== Fruits, vegetables and spices ==== Vegetable production was: [[potato]] 853,806 tonnes, [[onion]] 705,795 tonnes, [[tomato]] 675,384 tonnes, [[cauliflower]] 578,953 tonnes, [[Leaf vegetable|leafy vegetables]] 370,646 tonnes, [[brinjal]] 331,169 tonnes, [[Cucurbitaceae|guard]] 307,793 tonnes, [[pea]]s 111,081 tonnes and others 269,993 tonnes.<ref name="harec1" /> [[Fruit]]s production was: [[citrus]] 301,764 tonnes, [[guava]] 152,184 tonnes, [[mango]] 89,965 tonnes, [[Sapota|chikoo]] 16,022 tonnes, [[Indian gooseberry|aonla]] 12,056 tonnes and other fruits 25,848 tonnes.<ref name="harec1" /> [[Spice]]s production was: [[garlic]] 40,497 tonnes, [[fenugreek]] 9,348 tonnes, [[ginger]] 4,304 tonnes and others 840 tonnes.<ref name="harec1" /> ====Flowers and medicinal plants==== [[Cut flowers]] production was: [[Calendula officinalis|marigold]] 61,830 tonnes, [[gladiolus]] 2,448,620 million, [[rose]] 1,861,160 million and other 691,300 million.<ref name="harec1" /> [[Medicinal plants]] production was: [[aloe vera]] 1403 tonnes and [[stevia]] 13 tonnes.<ref name="harec1" /> ====Livestock==== {{ see also | Central_Institute_for_Research_on_Buffaloes#Context:_Buffalo_and_dairying | l1= Dairying in Haryana }} Haryana is well known for its high-yield [[Murrah buffalo]].<ref name=murr1>{{cite web|url=http://www.axonvet.com/murrah-buffalo.html|title=Murrah Buffalo|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207042140/http://www.axonvet.com/murrah-buffalo.html|archive-date=7 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=murr2>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/story/184582.html|title=Murrah buffalo sets record with 26.33 kg milk|work=The Tribune|date=16 January 2016|access-date=24 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813151238/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/story/184582.html|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=murr3>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Pradesh-farmer-buys-Haryana-murrah-buffalo-for-Rs-25L/articleshow/21753870.cms |title=Andhra Pradesh farmer buys Haryana murrah buffalo for Rs 25L |work=The Times of India |date=11 August 2013 |access-date=30 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151300/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Andhra-Pradesh-farmer-buys-Haryana-murrah-buffalo-for-Rs-25L/articleshow/21753870.cms |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=murr4>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/farmer-earns-rs-40-lakh-a-year-from-murrah-bull-semen-sale/article1-1185010.aspx |title=Rs 40-lakh-a-year hurrah for owner of this Murrah! |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=17 February 2014 |access-date=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102909/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/farmer-earns-rs-40-lakh-a-year-from-murrah-bull-semen-sale/article1-1185010.aspx |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}</ref> Other breeds of [[cattle]] native to Haryana are [[Haryanvi cattle|Haryanvi]], [[Mewati cattle|Mewati]], [[Sahiwal cattle|Sahiwal]] and [[Nili-Ravi]].<ref name=annr1>{{cite web|url=http://www.cirb.res.in/images/pdf_files/annualreport15-16.pdf|title=CIRB annual report 2015-16.|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720115045/http://cirb.res.in/images/pdf_files/annualreport15-16.pdf|archive-date=20 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==== Research ==== {{See also | List_of_Medical,_Ayurvedic,_Dental,_Physiotherapy,_Nursing_and_Para-medical_colleges_in_Haryana#Other_institutes | label 1 = Research institutes in Haryana}} To support its agrarian economy, both the central government ([[Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes]], [[Central Sheep Breeding Farm]], [[National Research Centre on Equines]], [[ICAR CIFE Rohtak centre|Central Institute of Fisheries]], [[National Dairy Research Institute]], [[Regional Centre for Biotechnology]], Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research and National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources) and the state government ([[Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University|CCS HAU]], [[Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences|LUVAS]], [[Government Livestock Farm, Hisar|Government Livestock Farm]], [[Regional Fodder Station, Hisar|Regional Fodder Station]] and [[Northern Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute]]) have opened several institutes for research and education.<ref name=haragr1>M Gupta, 2011, [http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/11559/3/ALIS%2058%281%29%2063-70.pdf Ranking of Indian institutions in agriculture & allied sciences] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127205219/http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/11559/3/ALIS%2058(1)%2063-70.pdf |date=27 January 2018 }}.</ref><ref name=haragr2>Jagvir Singh Yadav, 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8170223865 Evaluation of Agricultural Extension: A Study of Haryana], Page 44.</ref><ref name=haragr3>Salim Ahmed Lalli, 2007, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8189131192 Infrastructure and agricultural development in Haryana: policy implications].</ref> ===Industrial sector=== ====Manufacturing==== {{See also | Automotive_industry_in_India#Haryana | label 1 = Automotive industry in Haryana}} [[File:Larsen & Toubro Office.png|thumb|[[Larsen & Toubro]] Office at [[Faridabad]].]] [[File:DLF Gateway Tower.png|thumb|The headquarters of [[DLF Limited]], India's largest real estate company, in Gurgaon, Haryana.]] * [[Faridabad]] is one of the biggest industrial cities of Haryana as well as North India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051228/delhi.htm#1|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Delhi and neighbourhood|work=The Tribune|access-date=7 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613023249/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051228/delhi.htm#1|archive-date=13 June 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is home to large-scale MNC companies like India [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] Motor Pvt. Ltd., [[Havells]] India Limited,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.havells.com/company-profile.aspx|title=File not found|access-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222095909/http://www.havells.com/company-profile.aspx|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> [[JCB (heavy equipment manufacturer)|JCB]] India Limited, [[Escorts Group]], [[Indian Oil]] (R&D),<ref>{{cite web|author=Manohar, Asit|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-26/news/31240306_1_bio-fuels-research-work-indian-oil-corporation|title=IOC Faridabad unit to pump in bio-fuel; R&D unit gearing to reduce pressure on conventional fuel|work=The Times of India|date=26 March 2012|access-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113631/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-26/news/31240306_1_bio-fuels-research-work-indian-oil-corporation|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Larsen & Toubro]] (L&T).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lntgulf.com/default.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041859/http://www.lntgulf.com/contact-us.html|url-status=dead|title=金牛配资_炒股配资平台_ 免息配资公司|archive-date=4 March 2016|website=lntgulf.com}}</ref> Eyewear e-tailer Lenskart and healthcare startup Lybrate have their headquarters in Faridabad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/eyewear-etailer-lenskart-looks-at-150-growth-this-fiscal/article7916307.ece|title=Eye-wear e-tailer Lenskart looks at 150% growth this fiscal|author=Abhishek Law|work=Business Line|date=25 November 2015 |access-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211195817/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/eyewear-etailer-lenskart-looks-at-150-growth-this-fiscal/article7916307.ece|archive-date=11 February 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Faridabad-Rents-climbing-sleepy-town-is-hot-property/articleshow/47728780.cms|title=Faridabad: Rents climbing, sleepy town is hot property|work=The Times of India|date=19 June 2015 |access-date=11 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622054331/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Faridabad-Rents-climbing-sleepy-town-is-hot-property/articleshow/47728780.cms|archive-date=22 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Hisar, India|Hissar]], an [[National Capital Region (India)#Counter magnets|NCR Counter Magnet city]] known as a steel and cotton spinning hub as well as an upcoming integrated industrial aerocity and [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|aero MRO]] hub at [[Hisar Airport]],<ref name=hsraero1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/hisar-aerodrome-being-considered-for-international-airport-says-mla/article1-1292554.aspx Hisar aerodrome being considered for international airport, says MLA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211001542/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/hisar-aerodrome-being-considered-for-international-airport-says-mla/article1-1292554.aspx |date=11 December 2014 }}, HT Correspondent, [[Hindustan Times]]. Retrieved 2 December 2014.</ref><ref name=tbm1>[http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 Haryana to develop international airport at Hisar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112209/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/Ministry/haryana-govt-to-develop-international-airport-at-hisar-30068 |date=19 October 2017 }}, [http://www.travelbizmonitor.com TravelBizMonitor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129150531/http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/ |date=29 November 2017 }}, Retrieved in March 2016.</ref><ref name=trib4>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html State shelves Hisar airport cargo project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019111840/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/state-shelves-hisar-airport-project/87044.html |date=19 October 2017 }}, [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], 29 May 2015.</ref> is a fast-developing city and the hometown of [[Navin Jindal]] and [[Subhash Chandra]] of [[Zee TV]] fame. [[Savitri Jindal]], Navin Jindal's mother, has been listed by ''[[Forbes]]'' as the third richest woman in the world.<ref name="forbes">{{cite magazine |title=Savitri Jindal and family |magazine=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/savitri-jindal |access-date=13 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704153925/http://www.forbes.com/profile/savitri-jindal/ |archive-date=4 July 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Panipat]] has heavy industry, including a refinery operated by the [[Indian Oil Corporation]], a urea manufacturing plant operated by [[National Fertilizers]] Limited and a [[National Thermal Power Corporation]] power plant. It is known for its woven ''modhas'' or round stools.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.indianmirror.com/culture/states-culture/haryana.html| title=Haryana culture| work=Indian mirror| access-date=31 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827193200/http://www.indianmirror.com/culture/states-culture/haryana.html| archive-date=27 August 2015| url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Sonipat]]: [[Kundli#Kundli Industrial Area|IMT Kundli]], Nathupur, Rai and Barhi are industrial areas with several [[small and medium-sized enterprises]], and also large ones such as Atlas cycles, E.C.E., [[Birla family|Birla factory]], and [[OSRAM]]<ref name=soni1>{{cite web|url=http://www.osramindia.com|title=OSRAM|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513131033/http://www.osramindia.com/|archive-date=13 May 2008|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name=soni2>{{cite web|url=http://www.atlascyclesonepat.com|title=Atlas Cycles (Haryana) Ltd., Sonepat (India)|website=atlascyclesonepat.com|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216134908/http://atlascyclesonepat.com/|archive-date=16 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=soni3>{{cite web|url=http://www.eceindustriesltd.com|title=ECE Industries Ltd.|website=eceindustriesltd.com|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129142459/http://www.eceindustriesltd.com/|archive-date=29 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Gurgaon]]: [[Manesar#Industrial Model Township .28IMT.29.2C Manesar|IMT Manesar]], [[Dundahera]] and [[Sohna]] are industrial and logistics hubs,<ref name=gurman1>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP/2011/02/05&PageLabel=58&EntityId=Ar05800&ViewMode=HTML|title=Article Window|date=5 February 2011|access-date=5 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127110536/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?Archive&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=CAP%2F2011%2F02%2F05&PageLabel=58&EntityId=Ar05800&ViewMode=HTML|archive-date=27 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=gurman2>{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/haryana-showpiece-millennium-city-gurgaons-powerless-original-residents-suffer-135834/|title=Haryana showpiece millennium city Gurgaon's 'powerless' original residents suffer|website=India.com|date=1 September 2014|access-date=25 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034445/http://www.india.com/news/india/haryana-showpiece-millennium-city-gurgaons-powerless-original-residents-suffer-135834/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=gurman3>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Villagers-fume-after-Haryana-CM-skips-KMP-meet/articleshow/7141757.cms?referral=PM|author=Tanushree Roy Chowdhury|work=The Times of India|agency=TNN|title=Villagers fume after Haryana CM skips KMP meet|date=22 December 2010|access-date=7 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102004049/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Villagers-fume-after-Haryana-CM-skips-KMP-meet/articleshow/7141757.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=2 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and also has the [[National Security Guards]], the [[Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs]], the [[National Brain Research Centre]] and the National Bomb Data Centre.<ref name=gurman4>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Manesar%20&district=Gurgaon|title=Pin Code of Manesar Gurgaon|website=citypincode.in|access-date=9 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309090757/http://www.citypincode.in/PinCodeOf.jsp?area=Manesar%20&district=Gurgaon|archive-date=9 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Utilities==== Haryana State has always given high priority to the expansion of electricity infrastructure, as it is one of the most important drivers of development for the state. Haryana was the first state in the country to achieve 100% rural [[electrification]] in 1970 as well as the first in the country to link all villages with all-weather roads and provide safe drinking water facilities throughout the state.<ref>{{citation|title=General Information|url=http://www.haryanainvest.org/general-information.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909072523/http://www.haryanainvest.org/general-information.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 September 2012}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2017}} Sources of power in the state include: * Renewable and non-polluting sources ** [[Hydroelectricity]] *** [[Bhakra Dam#Electricity generation|Bhakra-Nangal Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant]] ***[[Haryana Power Generation Corporation#Generation capacity|WYC Hydro Electric Station]], 62.4 MW, Yamunanagar<ref name=HGPCL1/> ** [[Solar power]] stations *** [[Haryana Power Generation Corporation#Plans|Faridabad Solar Power Plant]]: being set up by [[Haryana Power Generation Corporation|HPGCL]] Faridabad (c.2016).<ref>{{citation |title=Haryana aims to install solar plants to replace old thermal plants |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-15/news/71543274_1_power-plant-solar-plant-hpgcl |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=15 March 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405034650/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-15/news/71543274_1_power-plant-solar-plant-hpgcl |archive-date=5 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Nuclear power]] stations ** [[Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant]], 2800MW, Fatehabad, Phase-I 1400MW by 2021<ref name="GHAVP1">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=102476 | title=Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan sigh Lays Foundation Stone of 2800 MW Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (Nuclear Power Project) | publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India | date=13 January 2014 | access-date=6 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222061426/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=102476 | archive-date=22 February 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/gorakhpur-nuclear-power-plant-makes-headway-39141 Gorakhpur nuclear power plant makes headway] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921202535/http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/gorakhpur-nuclear-power-plant-makes-headway-39141 |date=21 September 2017 }}. Down To Earth. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016.</ref> * [[Thermal power station#Typical coal thermal power station|Coal-fired thermal power station]]s ** [[Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station]], 600MW, Yamunanagar<ref name=HGPCL1>{{cite web |url=http://hpgcl.gov.in/powerplants_rpp.hp |title=HPGCL power plant capacity |access-date=5 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206005819/http://hpgcl.gov.in/powerplants_rpp.hp |archive-date=6 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ** [[Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project]], 1500MW, Jhajjar<ref name=HGPCL1/> ** [[Jhajjar Power Station]], 1500MW<ref name=HGPCL1/> ** [[Panipat Thermal Power Station I]], 440MW<ref name=HGPCL1/> ** [[Panipat Thermal Power Station II]], 920MW<ref name=HGPCL1/> ** [[Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station]], 1200MW, Hisar<ref name=HGPCL1/> ===Services sector=== ====Transport==== [[File:Administrative_map_of_Haryana_with_RTO_codes_for_vehicle_registration.png|thumb|Admin map of Haryana with RTO codes]] ===== Aviation ===== {{main | History_of_Haryana#Aviation | l1= Aviation in Haryana }} =====Roads and highways===== {{main | List of highways in Haryana | l1= Highways in Haryana }} Haryana has a total road length of {{convert|26062|km}}, including {{convert|2482|km}} comprising [[List of National Highways in India|29 national highways]], {{convert|1801|km}} of [[List of state highways in Haryana|state highways]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://haryanasamanyagyan.com/notes/state-highways-in-haryana/1592/|title=List of State Highways in Haryana|date=2 September 2017|work=Haryana Samanya Gyan|access-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104211139/https://haryanasamanyagyan.com/notes/state-highways-in-haryana/1592/|archive-date=4 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> {{convert|1395|km}} of Major District Roads (MDR) and {{convert|20344|km}} of Other District Roads (ODR) (c. December 2017).<ref name=trib1>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/single-agency-to-handle-road-repair-work-from-january-1/520344.html "Single agency to handle road repair work from January 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229174916/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/single-agency-to-handle-road-repair-work-from-january-1/520344.html |date=29 December 2017 }}, ''Tribune'', 29 December 2017.</ref> A fleet of 3,864 [[Haryana Roadways]] buses covers a distance of 1.15 million km per day, and it was the first state in the country to introduce luxury video coaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://haryanaindustries.nic.in/WhyHaryana/Pages/NewEconomicInfrastructure.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410062940/http://haryanaindustries.nic.in/WhyHaryana/Pages/NewEconomicInfrastructure.aspx|url-status=dead|title=Why Haryana? - Economic Infrastructure|archive-date=10 April 2009}}</ref> Ancient [[Delhi Multan Road]] and [[Grand Trunk Road]], South Asia's oldest and longest major roads, pass through Haryana. GT Road passes through the districts of [[Sonipat district|Sonipat]], [[Panipat district|Panipat]], [[Karnal district|Karnal]], [[Kurukshetra district|Kurukshetra]] and [[Ambala district|Ambala]] in north Haryana where it enters [[Delhi]] and subsequently the industrial town of [[Faridabad]] on its way. The {{convert|135.6|km}} [[Western Peripheral Expressway|Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway (KMP)]] will provide a high-speed link to northern Haryana with its southern districts such as [[Sonipat]], [[Gurgaon]], and [[Faridabad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/20526.html|title=KMP Expressways to be completed by 2009|work=The Indian Express|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070315201640/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/20526.html|archive-date=15 March 2007}}</ref> The Delhi-Agra Expressway (NH-2) that passes through Faridabad is being widened to six lanes from the current four lanes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nh-2-widening-to-claim-25-000-trees-in-faridabad-dist/story-ek0KPewdRR6CZ7mZEgMeWM.html |title=NH-2 widening to claim 25,000 trees in Faridabad dist | india |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=6 June 2012 |access-date=3 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032245/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nh-2-widening-to-claim-25-000-trees-in-faridabad-dist/story-ek0KPewdRR6CZ7mZEgMeWM.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> It will further boost [[Faridabad]]'s connectivity with [[Delhi]]. ===== Railway ===== <!-- Retain the redlink to encourage its creations as per wikipedia gudielines. --> {{See also | Railway in Haryana | Railway stations in Haryana | North_Western_Railway_zone#History | Northern_Railway_zone#History | North_Central_Railway_zone#History | label 3 = NWR history | label 4 = NR history | label 5 = NCR history }} The rail network in Haryana is covered by five rail divisions under three rail zones. [[Diamond Quadrilateral]] [[High-speed rail in India|High-speed rail network]],<ref name=harhsrn1>{{citation|title=Address by The President of India to the Joint sitting of Parliament 2014|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/President_Address.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225448/http://www.pmindia.gov.in/President_Address.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref> [[Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (72 km)<ref name=hardfc1>{{cite web|url=http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Eastern_Corridor|title=Eastern DFC|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126065737/http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Eastern_Corridor|archive-date=26 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Western Dedicated Freight Corridor]] (177 km)<ref name=hardfc2>{{cite web|url=http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Western_Corridor|title=Western DFC|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203070023/http://dfccil.gov.in/dfccil_app/Western_Corridor|archive-date=3 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> pass through Haryana. [[Bikaner railway division]] of the [[North Western Railway zone]] manages the rail network in [[Hisar division|western]] and [[Gurgaon division|southern]] Haryana covering [[Jodhpur–Bathinda line|Bhatinda-Dabwali-Hanumangarh line]], [[Bathinda–Rewari line|Rewari-Bhiwani-Hisar-Bathinda line]], Hisar-Sadulpur line and Rewari-Loharu-Sadulpur line.<ref name="harrlyz22">{{cite web |url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1450093153283-BKN.pdf |title=Bikaner Division map and history |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229231537/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1450093153283-BKN.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="harrlyz2">{{cite web | url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | title = Overview of Bikaner Division | publisher = North Western Railway | access-date = 7 May 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf | archive-date = 8 May 2014}}</ref> [[Jaipur railway division]] of [[North Western Railway zone]] manages the rail network in [[Hisar division|south-west Haryana]] covering [[Delhi–Jaipur line|Rewari-Reengas-Jaipur line]], Delhi-Alwar-Jaipur line and Loharu-Sikar line.<ref name=jaip1>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1450093177866-JP.pdf |title=Jaipur division network map |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229173541/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1450093177866-JP.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Delhi railway division]] of the [[Northern Railway zone]] manages the rail network in [[Karnal division|north]] and [[Rohtak division|east-central]] Haryana, covering [[Delhi–Kalka line|Delhi-Panipat-Ambala line]], [[Delhi–Fazilka line|Delhi-Rohtak-Tohana line]], [[Rewari–Rohtak line]], Jind-Sonepat line and [[Delhi–Jaipur line|Delhi-Rewari line]].<ref name="harrlyz21">{{cite web |url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,315 |title=Delhi division map and history |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507033025/http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,315 |archive-date=7 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="harrlyz5">{{cite web|title=Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways |url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |work=Indian Railways |access-date=13 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319003737/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ir_zones.pdf |archive-date=19 March 2015 }}</ref><ref name="harrlyz6">{{cite web|url = http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,319|title = Ambala Railway Division|access-date = 13 January 2016|publisher = [[Railway Board]]|work= [[Northern Railway zone]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140418160819/http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,319|archive-date = 18 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="harrlyz3">{{cite web|title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011 |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2016 }}</ref><ref name="harrlyz4">{{cite web|title=PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations |url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |access-date=15 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045206/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1432447500773-23.Passenger%20Amenities%20PDF.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref> [[Agra railway division]] of [[North Central Railway zone]] manages another very small part of the network in [[South Haryana|southeast Haryana]] covering only the [[Palwal railway station|Palwal]]-[[Mathura railway station|Mathura]] line.<ref name=harrlyz11>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,262 |title=NCR Zone map |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230080131/http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,262 |archive-date=30 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=harrlyz1>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261|title=North Central Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=ncr.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707094035/http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261|archive-date=7 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ambala railway division]] of [[Northern Railway zone]] manages a small part of the rail network in [[Ambala division|north-east Haryana]] covering [[Moradabad–Ambala line|Ambala-Yamunanagar line]], [[Delhi–Kalka line|Ambala-Kurukshetra line]] and [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]] [[Kalka–Shimla Railway]].<ref name=amb1>[http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,319 Ambala Division map and history] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418160819/http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,319 |date=18 April 2014 }}.</ref> =====Metro===== {{main | Delhi Metro | Rapid Metro Gurgaon | label 1 = Delhi Metro | label 2 = Gurgaon Metro}} [[Delhi Metro]] connects the national capital Delhi with the NCR cities of [[Faridabad]], [[Gurgaon]] and [[Bahadurgarh]]. Faridabad has the longest metro network in the NCR Region consisting of 11 stations and a track length of 17 km.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/ncr-s-longest-metro-line-in-faridabad/article1-800767.aspx |title=NCR's longest Metro line in Faridabad | delhi |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=3 November 2015 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> =====Sky Way===== [[File:Delhi Faridabad Skyway.png|thumb|[[Delhi Faridabad Skyway]]]] The Haryana and Delhi governments have constructed the {{convert|4.5|km|adj=on}} international standard [[Delhi Faridabad Skyway]], the first of its kind in North India, to connect Delhi and Faridabad.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hccinfrastructure.com/projects/delhifaridabad_expressway.aspx |title=Projects - Delhi - Faridabad Elevated Expressway Project (dfskyway TM) (NH - 2) |publisher=HCC Infrastructure |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101032537/http://www.hccinfrastructure.com/projects/delhifaridabad_expressway.aspx |archive-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref> ====Communication and media==== Haryana has a statewide network of telecommunication facilities. Haryana Government has its own statewide area network by which all government offices of 22 districts and 126 blocks across the state are connected with each other, thus making it the first SWAN of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egovonline.net/articles/article-details.asp?Title=Tulip-IT-in-Haryana&ArticalID=1716&Type=INDUSTRY%20PERSPECTIVE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330231740/http://www.egovonline.net/articles/article-details.asp?Title=Tulip-IT-in-Haryana&ArticalID=1716&Type=INDUSTRY%20PERSPECTIVE|url-status=dead|title=Egovonline.net|archive-date=30 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/7526/93/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101071407/http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/7526/93/|url-status=dead|title=Punjabnewsline.com|archive-date=1 January 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080206/haryana.htm | title=The Tribune India | newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | access-date=6 February 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627005749/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080206/haryana.htm | archive-date=27 June 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] and most of the leading private sector players (such as Reliance Infocom, [[Tata Teleservices]], [[Bharti Telecom]], [[Idea]] [[Vodafone Essar]], [[Aircel]], [[Uninor]] and [[Videocon]]) have operations in the state. The two biggest cities of Haryana, [[Faridabad]] and [[Gurgaon]], which are part of the [[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]], come under the local Delhi Mobile Telecommunication System. The rest of the cities of Haryana come under Haryana Telecommunication System. [[Electronic media]] channels include [[MTV]], [[9XM]], Star Group, [[SET Max]], [[News Time]], [[NDTV 24x7]] and [[Zee Group]]. The [[radio]] stations include [[All India Radio]] and other [[FM broadcasting|FM]] stations. Panipat, Hisar, Ambala and Rohtak are the cities in which the leading newspapers of Haryana are printed and circulated throughout Haryana, in which [[Dainik Bhaskar]], [[Dainik Jagran]], [[Punjab Kesari]], [[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]], {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Aaj Samaj]]}}, [[Hari Bhoomi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haribhoomi.com/local/haryana|title=Haryana News - Haryana News Live - Haryana Hindi News - Haryana Latest News | Hari Bhoomi|website=haribhoomi.com|access-date=8 July 2020|archive-date=21 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621034451/https://www.haribhoomi.com/local/haryana|url-status=live}}</ref> and Amar Ujala are prominent.
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