By IANS,
Shimla: Two-wheeler auto major Hero Honda is keen to set up a manufacturing unit in Himachal Pradesh with an outlay of Rs.2,000 crore, an official said Tuesday.
“Hero Honda has shown keen interest in establishing its manufacturing unit in Sirmaur district. It has plans to invest about Rs.2,000 crore,” Industries Commissioner Manoj Kumar told IANS.
“The company is also planning to set up its auxiliary units along with the main unit on more than 400 acres. Its officials are visiting the state next week to finalise the site,” he said, adding, “we have identified three or four sites and now it’s upto the company to finalise the site”.
This will be the company’s third unit in the country. It has a unit in Gurgaon in Haryana and Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
“The company is keen to commission its third unit in Sirmaur as it borders Uttarakhand and is near its Haridwar facility,” a senior official said.
According to him, the company has proposed to provide employment to 10,000 people in the new facility.
Himachal Pradesh has 38 industrial areas and 15 industrial estates.