The document summarizes the 7th Indo-US Economic Summit held in Punjab, India. It highlights the major initiatives and advantages of Punjab including infrastructure development, social sector initiatives, human resource development, and governance reforms. It also outlines the various business opportunities in Punjab's key industries such as IT, engineering, textiles, food processing, renewable energy, retail, and real estate. Major projects being undertaken in the state to promote these industries and attract investment are also summarized.

1. 7th Indo- US Economic Summit
Government of Punjab Session
February 11, 2011

2. Content
Advantage Punjab
Major Initiatives
► Infrastructure
► Social Sector
► Human Resource Development
► Policy and Facilitation
► Governance Reforms
Business Opportunities in Punjab
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3. Advantage Punjab

4. Advantage Punjab
Punjab – First among equals
First in “State of the States Survey’, 2010 : Infrastructure, Consumer
Markets & Agriculture
Best place for doing business in India’ : World Bank Study, 2009
Leading state in school infrastructure category :NUEPA 2009
Best State for transport network in India: NCAER, 2007
4th among 9 major States in PPP model investments
Highest infrastructure index- 1.86 times the national average
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5. Major Initiatives

6. Infrastructure
I. Power
II. Air Connectivity
III. Road Transport
IV. Urban Planning
V. Industrial Parks
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7. Major Initiatives – Infrastructure
Power
Making Punjab a Power surplus State in 2 Years
► 9220 MW is being added with investment of US$
9 Billion
► Tapping unconventional & renewable source of
Energy : Total capacity of 830 MW being created
► Power Projects being commissioned with players
as NTPC, JVK, Larsen & Tourbo, Sterlite Energy,
India Bulls etc.
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8. Major Initiatives – Infrastructure
Air Connectivity
International Airports in State
► Amritsar
► Mohali – International Flights to Commence in 2011
Domestic Airports
► Amritsar
► Mohali
► Pathankot
► Bathinda
► Ludhiana
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9. Major Initiatives – Infrastructure
Road Transport
Major Towns and Cities to be connected
by 4/6 lane roads
► 6 lane Shambhu-Rajpura-Jalandhar Expressway –
Under construction- Completion by 2012
► 4 lane Jalandhar-Amritsar Highway –Completed
► 4 lane Chandigarh-Ludhiana-Moga-Ferozepur
Expressway – Completion by 2013
► 4 lane Chandigarh-Patiala-Sangrur-Barnala-
Bathinda Expressway– Completion by 2013
► Jalandhar-Pathankot Expressway – Under
construction - Completion by 2011
► Amritsar-Pathankot Expressway – Under
construction - Completion by 2013
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10. Major Initiatives – Infrastructure
Urban Planning
Master Plans for Major cities notified
Master Plans of other cities in pipeline
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11. Major Initiatives – Infrastructure
Industrial Parks
I. TechKnow Park, Ropar
II. Industrial Park, Kapurthala
III. Global Industrial & Knowledge City, Rajpura
IV. IT City, Mohali
V. IT Park, Sneta
VI. IT Investment Region, Punjab
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12. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
TechKnow Park, Ropar
► Spread over 289 acres in close
proximity to IIT Ropar IIT, Ropar
► Promote technological innovation
and knowledge based industry by
facilitating close linkages between
industry-academia
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13. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
TechKnow Park, Ropar
Inter Institutional linkages
Role for government to lay down an adequate policy
Government –
1 Academia
framework and funding schemes to enable academic
spin -offs
Government – Government to earmark area for establishment of centres
2 Industry of excellence that are funded by industry
Partner especially in the area of R&D where the academia
3 Academia – Industry
provides manpower to industry funded research labs
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14. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
Industrial Park at Kapurthala
► 220 acres of mixed use Industrial Park
► 46.8 acres of park being developed for IT
► Close to Jalandhar, a major education hub
► Tier 2 City, potential location for IT/BPO
Industry
IT Park, Sneta
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15. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
Global Industrial & Knowledge City Rajpura
► 1400 acre of Industrial park close to NH1
and NH64
► Sector Focus:
IT/ ITeS
Agro Processing
Textile and Apparel
Light Engineering
► Master Planning being done by
consortium of E & Y-Halcrow
► To develop as India’s leading Integrated
Industrial & Knowledge Ecosystem for
sustainable economic development
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16. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
IT City Mohali
► Coming up in 1900 acres area in the
new sectors close to international
airport
► Aerocity Mohali: A huge success
► Land use distribution
45% IT Industry
45% Residential
10% Commercial
IT City, Mohali
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17. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
IT Park at Sneta
► 44 acres of strategically located IT
Park in Mohali
► Located in the hub of Upcoming Real
Estate with well developed access.
► Part of IT Investment Region
IT Park, Sneta
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18. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
IT Investment Region (ITIR) Punjab
► GOI's approved ITIR policy
ITIR is specifically delineated
investment regions with the minimum
area of 40 sq. km planned for the
establishment of IT/ITeS and EHM
units along with associated services
and infrastructure
► Site within Greater Mohali identified
as the ITIR region
► Detailed Project Report being worked
upon by consortium of E&Y-Halcrow
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19. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
Biotech Park of Punjab
► Biotech Park at Knowledge City, Mohali to
promote biotech industry in agri, food,
pharma, energy & allied sectors.
► The Park will be set up in public-private
partnership with:
• Anchor Tenant Facility for large &
medium scale companies.
• Built-to-Suit Sites for small-scale
industry.
• Multi-tenanted Facilities for start-up
companies.
• Common facilities and utilities.
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20. Major Initiatives – Industrial Parks
Punjab’s Apparel Park
► APPEAL* - PSIEC** establishing a 100
acre Punjab Apparel Park at Doraha Distt,
Ludhiana
► Would have about 115 industrial plots of
different sizes
► Expected to generate direct employment
to over 22,500 workers
► Generate goods worth Rs. 325 cr
* Apparel Exporters Association of Ludhiana
** Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation
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21. Social Sector
I. Healthcare
II. Hospitality
III. Tourism
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22. Major Initiatives -- Social Sector
Healthcare
Top Hospital Chains of International repute
investing in Punjab
► Medical city project - Fortis Healthcare in
Mohali
► Super Specialty Hospitals by MAX Health Care
Cancer Hospital at Mohali
Cardiac and Cancer Hospital at Bathinda
► Medicity in close proximity to Chandigarh
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23. Major Initiatives -- Social Sector
Hospitality
► 5 Star & Luxury Hotel projects under
development:
• Taj Group
• Radisson Group
• Blue Coast
• JW Marriot
► Hotel-cum-convention centre with 300 rooms
and 5,000 seating capacity proposed at
Mohali
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24. Major Initiatives -- Social Sector
Tourism
► Implementation of Tourism Development
Master Plan 2008-2023 by UNWTO
► Mega Tourism Project for development of
Amritsar city
► Initiatives in Tourism such as Eco Tourism
Projects, Farm tourism and up gradation
of Roadside Eateries
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25. Human Resource Development
I. Setting up of Institutions of Excellence and Higher
Learning
II. Skill Development
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26. Major Initiatives - Human Resource Development
Institutions of Excellence & Higher Learning
► Knowledge City – Mohali
• Indian Institute of Science Education &
Research (IISER ) Indian School of Business
• Indian School of Business (ISB )
• Indian Institute of Nano Science Technology
(IINST)
• National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
(NABI )
► Establishment of Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) at Ropar
Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Ropar
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27. Major Initiatives - Human Resource Development
Institutions of Excellence & Higher Learning
► PTU spearheading growth of technical education
with 300 affiliate colleges and a strength of 2.5
lakh students
► Private Universities making a mark
Lovely Professional University
DAV University Jalandhar
Chitkara University, Patiala
► IIIT being set up in the State
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28. Major Initiatives - Human Resource Development
Skill Development Initiatives
► Punjab Technical University Initiatives
• PTU-IBM joint initiative for Centers of
Excellence
• PTU- Wipro Mission 10X
• PTU-TiE-Punjab Infotech-STPI Incubation
Centres
• PTU-CII Industrial Training Initiative
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29. Major Initiatives - Human Resource Development
Skill Development Initiatives
► National level Benchmarking for Engineering and non-
engineering students through NAC , NACTech
► An initiative of DoHE-Punjab Infotech for upgrading
communication and other soft skills of students
► Offers domain specific courses in IT/ ITeS,
Retail and BFSI
► Hardware, Software and Networking courses to
enhance the employability of the youth
► Self employment and enable sustainable wage
employment
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30. Major Initiatives – Ushering Governance Reforms
Punjab Governance Reforms Commission
constituted
To bring about radical improvement in the
administrative efficiency and quality of services
being delivered to the public by redesigning the
systems, procedures and institutions.
► Key Departments for Reforms are :
Revenue
Police
Transport
Health
Local Government
Secretariat & Administration
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31. Major Initiatives – Ushering Governance Reforms
Governance Reforms initiatives
► Department of Revenue
• Land Records computerized
• Registration of documents streamlined with no
requirement -of Pre audit.
► Department of Police
• Community Policing Suwidha Centres
► Department of Health
• Ambulance & Paramedic Care with Confidence
(Fleet of more than 150 Hi- Tech ambulances)
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32. Major Initiatives – Ushering Governance Reforms
Governance Reforms initiatives
► Department of Local Government
• Solid Waste Management
• Street Lighting
• e- Governance
► Department of Transport
• Outsourcing the services
• Facility of on line Challans
► Other Major Key Reforms
• Self Declaration in lieu of Affidavits
• e-Filing of VAT returns / e- Tendering
• Online Payment of Utility bills
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33. Business Opportunities in Punjab

34. Business opportunities in Punjab
I. IT / Knowledge Industry
II. Engineering Sector
III. Textile & Apparel Industry
IV. Food Processing
V. Non Conventional and Renewable Power
VI. Retail Industry
VII. Real Estate
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35. Business opportunities in Punjab
IT / Knowledge Industry Mohali- Punjab’s Key IT Cluster
Current Scenario
► 355 units registered with STPI Mohali
Ion Solutions
IDS
► Export of Rs. 1,196 cr in 2009-10 Infotech
Year on Year Growth – STPI Mohali
IT Park Sector 67,MOHALI
CAGR
23.28%
Seasia Competent
Consulting Synergies
Intelenet Impact Dell
Quark City Campus
Source : STPI – Mohali, Government of Punjab ELTOP IT Park, MOHALI
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36. Business opportunities in Punjab
Light Engineering Sector
► Contributes 21% of total exports of the State
► Growth in State’s total exports at CAGR of
22% in 200-2009
Sub-sectors
► Bicycles : State tops in bicycle industry
Ludhiana, Patiala and Rajpura
► Sewing Machines : Ludhiana and Bassi
Pathana
► Agriculture Implements & Machine tools:
Batala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Phagwara &
Amritsar
► Tractors and Combines : Mohali and Bhadson
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37. Business opportunities in Punjab
Textile & Apparel
► Accounts for 41% of the total exports from the
State
► 2nd largest producer of cotton and blended yarn
► 3rd largest producer of mill-made fabrics in India
► Ludhiana is often dubbed as the ‘Manchester of
India’
► Contributes over 35% to the manufacturing
output of the State
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38. Business opportunities in Punjab
Food Processing
► Abundant raw material, traditionally known as
the ‘Food Basket of India’
► Access to large domestic market of North India
including NCR
► Established contract farming practices in the
State
► Research Support to agriculture through
Agriculture Research Institutes in the State
► Supportive policy of the State
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39. Business opportunities in Punjab
Retail Industry
Due to higher disposable incomes, retail and
entertainment have been emerging as large
investment areas
Investment Opportunities in:
► Mega Shopping Malls
► Food Plazas
► Multiplexes
► Amusement Parks
► Supply Chain Management
► Wholesale organised Markets
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40. Business opportunities in Punjab
Non Conventional and Renewable Power
Supportive government policy and state focus on
renewable energy production
PEDA nodal Agency for implementation of State’s
NRSE Policy
Opportunities in
► Co-Generation
► Biomass/ Agro waster power generation
► Solar power
► Urban-industrial liquid/solid waster
► Wind power
► Power generation
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41. Business opportunities in Punjab
Real Estate
► Total investments of more than US$ 7 Billion
made by India’s leading developers in several
large projects across the state
► 34% urbanisation - Underlying opportunity for
Real Estate Developers
► Major Retail Estate Developers in State are DLF,
IREO Group, Emaar MGF, Omaxe, TDI , Ansals,
Unitech etc
.
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42. Business opportunities in Punjab
Other Areas for Business Interest
► Infrastructure (roads, bridges)
► Schools, Colleges & Universities
► Transportation
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43. Business opportunities in Punjab
Hassle
Excellent free dealing with Govt Industrial
Business Environment Facilitation
Creation of land banks Perfect Favorable Industrial
Business Policy
Environment
Progressive Initiatives Excellent Human Capital
Entrepreneurial Spirit
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44. A New PPP Initiative…
Prosperity by
Partnering with
Punjab
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45. Feedback
&
Suggestions
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