Haryana Cabinet Approves 2026 Industrial Policy and Cleaner Transport Rules

The Haryana Cabinet approved a sweeping new industrial policy and stricter regulations for transportation services on Monday, aiming to attract major investment while improving air quality in the state.

The cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, approved the "Make in Haryana Industrial Policy 2026." The policy targets attracting 5 lakh crore rupees in new investment and creating 10 lakh jobs over the next five years. It replaces the state's 2020 industrial policy and introduces a new framework for incentives based on core, intermediate, subprime, and prime-focus areas. The policy provides capital subsidies for new industrial investment, incentives for research and development, and enhanced subsidies for local employment. The employment generation subsidy has been increased from 48,000 rupees to up to 1 lakh rupees per employee per year for ten years, with higher amounts for women, Scheduled Castes, Divyangs, Agniveers, and ex-servicemen.

Separately, the cabinet approved new rules for granting aggregator licenses under the Haryana Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993. These rules mandate that all new vehicles added to the fleets of cab aggregators, delivery service...