Chandigarh: Rejecting claims by the Opposition that Maruti is running away from Haryana to Gujarat, the Haryana government on Tuesday clarified that the company proposed to invest Rs 3,700 crore in the state in the next two years.
"Maruti will be investing Rs 2,000 crore in a plant that is plant C in Manesar ... besides, the company proposed to invest Rs 1,700 crore in an international Research and Development (R&D) testing centre at Industrial Model Township (IMT) at Rohtak in the next two years," Haryana Industries and Commerce and PWD (B and R) Minister Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters in Chandigarh.
He said that Maruti had been allotted 600 acres of land at IMT Rohtak by the state government for setting up what he claimed as the "biggest" R&D centre in Asia.
Besides, Maruti has also taken 100 acres of land at IMT Rohtak for setting up ancillary units for automobiles.
He said that Maruti had set up three new factories - factory A, factory B and factory C - since the Congress government came in Haryana in 2005.
"The total investment made by Maruti since 2005 to till date is Rs 6,500 crore...besides another investment to the tune of Rs 500 crore has been made in Suzuki Power Terrain Ltd at Manesar by the company," he said.
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