Haryana Targets Doubling Exports to 40 Billion Dollars in Five Years, CM Saini Says
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has set a target of doubling the state’s exports over the next five years, taking them from over 20 billion dollars to around 40 billion dollars. The target was set out on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in a video message to a state-level workshop in Gurugram on leveraging free trade agreements. The Chief Minister said Haryana’s merchandise exports had already crossed 20 billion dollars in 2025-26, making Haryana the country’s sixth-largest exporting state. The workshop was inaugurated by Industries and Commerce Minister Rao Narbir Singh at the Grand Hyatt in Gurugram.
The plan rests on India’s free trade agreements, which the state government wants to use to expand global market access for its industries, micro small and medium enterprises and agricultural products. Free trade agreements reduce tariffs and open duty-free or easier market access in partner countries, and Haryana wants its exporters to understand and use those openings rather than miss them. The workshop was aimed at helping businesses, especially smaller enterprises, learn how to use the agreements, meet quality and documentation requirements and reach new buyers abroad.
This export target is not new in isolation. It builds on the Haryana Progressive MSME and Export Promotion Policy 2026, launched by the Chief Minister in Karnal in August 2026. That policy set out a five-year roadmap for the state’s MSMEs, with targets of attracting more than Rs 55,000 crore in manufacturing investment, creating over five lakh new jobs and doubling Haryana’s exports by 2031. The policy brings together 60 initiatives covering finance, industrial infrastructure, technology and innovation, exports, sustainability and skills, and places the state’s 15 lakh MSMEs at the centre of its next phase of industrial growth.
Under the policy, export-oriented MSMEs are to get support for international quality certifications, export credit and insurance, freight assistance, e-commerce registration and participation in international trade fairs. A first-time exporter scheme, the Mukhya Mantri Pratham Niryatak Protsahan Yojana, is meant to help new exporters secure their first international buyer. A Haryana Niryat Centre is planned as a one-stop platform for export documentation, compliance, logistics, market intelligence and buyer connections, while a dedicated MSME Directorate has been set up to give focused institutional support to small enterprises across the state.
Haryana’s strengths give the target a strong base. The state is already a major manufacturing, automotive, technology and services hub, with industrial belts in Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar and Panipat. Thrust sectors identified under the policy include automotive and auto components, electric vehicles, aerospace and defence, engineering and advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics and textiles. Agricultural and food products, including basmati rice and processed foods, also have strong export potential, and the integration of systems such as Basmati.net and HortiNet has helped build compliance mechanisms aligned with international food safety standards.
For exporters in Haryana, the message from the Gurugram workshop is practical: study the free trade agreements that apply to their product, prepare for quality and certification requirements in advance and use the state’s export support systems rather than working alone. Over the next five years, the government expects the combination of trade agreements, the MSME export policy and new investment to turn Haryana’s present export base of over 20 billion dollars into a 40 billion dollar export economy, with more jobs, more first-time exporters and a stronger presence for Haryana-made products in global markets.
