CHANDIGARH: Many industry leaders of Haryana-origin gathered on Sunday at Hyderabad for the second roadshow jointly organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the state government in the run-up to the Pravasi Haryana Divas to be organized at Gurugram on January 10 to 11, 2017.During the roadshow an MoU was signed between Janani Foods Private Limited and Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) for the integrated horticulture processing project at Barwala with an investment of Rs 400 crore. It would generate employment for around 2,000 workers.Talks were also held with ace badminton player Saina Nehwal's father Harvir Singh, who is based in Hyderabad, for the setting up a badminton academy in Haryana . He was assured that HSIIDC would provide him land in Manesar for the academy.In his keynote address on 'Transforming Haryana, Happening Haryana', HSIIDC managing director Sudhir Rajpal said, "Haryana is an industrial power house producing 50% of the passenger vehicles and 60% of motorcycles in India; and has the highest urban average spend across the country; has highest basmati rice exports from the country; has highest per capita income in the country amongst major states; has highest concentration of BPO workforce in the world in Gurugram - 5% of the world."It is also second largest contributor of foodgrain to the national pool, fourth on the infrastructure index, access to two international airports at New Delhi and Chandigarh, the entire state falls in the influence zone of two industrial corridors - DMIC and AKIC, and 13 districts are part of NCR: a prominent trade and consumption centre."Rajpal also mentioned that Haryana had come up with 'enterprise policy', which takes care of not only industrial development but also caters to the needs of the traders. The state government also established 'single roof policy,' which is similar to Telangana's single window clearance policies, he said.Introducing Pravasi Haryana Divas to the audience, HSIIDC general manager Mahavir Singh said, "Haryana is celebrating its golden jubilee this year completing 50 years since its inception. The state government has identified various activities and events to celebrate it. Pravasi Haryana Divas is an important part of it. It is our debut effort towards organizing a formal event which cements our long-standing links with our non-resident brothers and sisters."Some of the senior office-bearers and representatives of Haryanvi associations in Hyderabad, like Ram Goel, vice-president, Haryana Nagrik Sangh and Pawan Gupta, president, Haryana Seva Sangh , shared their perspectives giving examples of some of the good practices in Hyderabad that could be adopted and used by the Haryana government.