Punjab Attracts Investor Interest at Hyderabad Roadshow Ahead of Summit 2026

Hyderabad, November 12, 2025: Punjab’s Industries & Commerce Minister, led a delegation comprising of Senior Officials of Department of Investment Promotion, urged Hyderabad’s industrial fraternity to partner in Punjab’s fast-growing investment story during a high-level roadshow organized by Invest Punjab at Banjara Hills. The outreach is part of the build-up to the Progressive Punjab Investors’ Summit 2026, scheduled on March 13-15th at ISB Mohali.
 
The Minister highlighted Punjab’s transformation into a preferred business destination, driven by unified business policies, proactive governance, and time-bound clearances through the FastTrack Punjab Portal, one of India’s most advanced single-window systems. “Punjab is committed to offering a transparent, facilitative ecosystem for investors. State has received serious investments of ₹1.37 lacs crore with half a million employment opportunities. We welcome Hyderabad’s visionary entrepreneurs to be part of our journey toward sustainable and inclusive growth,” he said.
 
The delegation held one-to-one meetings with leaders from Ceph Life Sciences, Vibrant Energy, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, TiE Global, Baba Group of Companies, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases, Visakha Pharmacity (Ramky Group), and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). BEL discussed ways to strengthen its value chain in Punjab by onboarding MSMEs through Invest Punjab, enabling deeper industry participation in electronics manufacturing.
 
Earlier in the day, Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, Founder Ramky Group and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), also met Minister and exchanged views on strengthening public private collaboration and exploring opportunities in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors.
 
At the evening session, Dr. B. Partha Saradhi Reddy, MP (Rajya Sabha) and Chairman of Hetero Group, lauded Punjab’s governance model and said, “Punjab has immense potential in pharmaceuticals and transparent governance gives investors the confidence to expand.”
 
Prof. Dulal Panda, Director, NIPER Mohali, representing the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, noted that “innovation, skill and research must go hand in hand. Punjab’s research ecosystem and government handholding can truly drive entrepreneurship and growth.”
 
Abhijit Banerjee, MD, Linde India, appreciated Punjab’s seamless facilitation, saying their unit at Hi-Tech Valley Ludhiana benefitted from “an advanced, paperless portal, stable infrastructure, and a supportive ecosystem that encourages expansion.”
 
Varun Surekha, Hartex, remarked that “governance in Punjab works with you, not above you—Invest Punjab’s proactive approach makes business easier and efficient.”
 
Sudhakar Rao, Director, ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, emphasized Punjab’s thriving academic ecosystem, noting that nearly one-fifth of ICFAI’s Hyderabad students come from Punjab and “the State’s education sector deserves to be showcased globally.”
 
Anirudh Gupta, CEO, DCM Group of Schools, shared plans to develop Zen Alpha School for Young Entrepreneurs in Ludhiana, citing Punjab’s focus on education, skilled talent, and startup culture.
 
Speaking at the evening session, Minister said, “Punjab is committed to offering the most facilitative and transparent ecosystem for investors. Through our unified single-window system and reformed industrial policies, we are ensuring faster clearances and a responsive administration. Under the recent reforms of the Right to Business Act, approvals for industries located inside approved industrial parks will be granted within five working days, while all other industries not yet covered under the Act will receive approvals within forty-five working days through the FastTrack Punjab Portal. The participation of leading industrial houses in Hyderabad today reflects the growing national confidence in Punjab’s vision of sustainable and inclusive industrial growth.”
 
The Hyderabad outreach follows the successful Bengaluru, New Delhi, Gurugram roadshows and marks another step toward engaging high-quality investors across India to promote Punjab as North India’s most progressive and investor-friendly destination.

MEDIA BRIEF: PUNJAB’S HISTORIC INVESTMENT FACILITATION REFORM

1. Punjab Slashes Legacy Pendency by Over 90%
•    FastTrack Punjab Portal, re-engineered and relaunched by Hon’ble CM on 29 May 2025, has transformed investor facilitation in the state.
•    Service applications beyond timelines reduced from 8,075 (In Feb 2025) to just 146 (Now) – 98% drop.
•    Regulatory pendency at district level reduced from 833 (In Feb 2025) to 5 (Now) – 99% clearance rate.
•    Regulatory pendency at state level brought down from 166 (In Feb 2025) to zero (Now) - 100% clearance of legacy cases.
•    This positive result was driven by capping the approval timeline to 45 working days, advanced scrutiny protocols, auto-deemed approvals, automatic deactivation of non-responsive applications, escalation in case of rejection, multi-layered monitoring & alert system - ensuring new cases are processed within stipulated timelines.

2. Measurable Efficiency Gains
•    Post re-engineering, the FastTrack Punjab Portal has attracted 1181 projects worth ₹26,640 crore — an investment surge of nearly 36% over 2024 and 49% over 2023 for the same period. The number of project applications has also increased by 540 over the same period of previous year.
•    Since the launch of FastTrack Portal, 6,696 service applications were approved (84% cleared within timelines) and 3817 regulatory applications were approved (85% cleared within timelines), reflecting improved departmental responsiveness.
•    Punjab Right to Business Act (RTBA): Now projects with investment up to Rs.125 Cr investments can get Certificate of In-Principle approval based on self-declaration within 5 working days (inside approved Industrial Parks) and within 15 working days (outside Industrial Parks). Out of the total 157 RTBA applications received, 112 are processed (71%), including 11 auto-deemed approvals; remaining 34 are under processing.
•    CRO Online Service: First-of-its-kind in India, online land feasibility certificate issued by the Revenue Department – Out of 190 applications received, 146 were processed (77%), remaining cases are under processing.

3. Punjab’s Investment Momentum
•    1,515 project applications were received in current FY (Apr–Oct 2025) with ₹34,296 Cr proposed investment and 77,286 jobs.
•    Since March 2022, the current government has attracted 7,635 projects, representing ₹1.34 Lacs Cr investment and nearly 5.01 lacs employment opportunities.

4. Global Investors Choosing Punjab
Punjab is now a preferred destination for global investors, with several marquee foreign companies expanding their footprint in key districts:
•    Toppan Speciality Films Pvt. Ltd. (Japan) – ₹788 Cr investment in Manufacturing at Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar.
•    Nestlé India Ltd. (Switzerland) – ₹583 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Moga.
•    Danone – Nutricia International Pvt. Ltd. (France) – ₹356 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at SAS Nagar, generating 292 jobs.
•    Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (UK) – ₹277 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Patiala, generating 1,092 jobs.
•    Coca-Cola – Ludhiana Beverages Pvt. Ltd. (USA) – ₹275 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Hoshiarpur, generating 76 jobs.
•    Freudenberg Regional Corporate Center India Pvt. Ltd. (Germany) – ₹339 Cr investment in Auto & Auto Components at Rupnagar.
•    Cargill India Pvt. Ltd. (USA) – ₹160 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Fatehgarh Sahib.
•    De Heus Animal Nutrition India Pvt. Ltd. (Netherlands) – ₹138 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Patiala.
•    PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (USA) – ₹30 Cr investment in Agri & Food Processing at Sangrur.
Together, these investments represent about ₹3,000 Cr of foreign investments into Punjab, boosting manufacturing, food processing, and auto component sectors.

5. Indian MNCs & Punjab Home-Grown Champions
Punjab’s growth story is equally powered by domestic champions and Indian MNCs making large greenfield investments and expansions:
•    Tata Steel Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹2,600 Cr in Alloy Steel & Steel, generating 2,500 jobs.
•    SAEL Solar P15 Pvt. Ltd. (Fazilka) – ₹2,015 Cr in NRSE Power Projects, generating 3,430 jobs.
•    Sanathan Polycot Pvt. Ltd. (Fatehgarh Sahib) – ₹1,600 Cr in Technical Textiles, Apparels & Made-Ups, generating 2,900 jobs.
•    Ambuja Cement (Hoshiarpur) – ₹1,400 Cr in Manufacturing, generating 2,060 jobs.
•    Ruchira Papers Ltd. (Rupnagar) – ₹1,137 Cr in Biomass-to-Energy Processing, generating 1,586 jobs.
•    IOL Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Barnala) – ₹1,133 Cr in Pharmaceuticals, generating 2,400 jobs.
•    Veerka Beverages Private Limited (Tarn Taran) - ₹987 Cr in Agri & Food Processing, generating 638 jobs
•    JSW Cement Ltd. (Mansa) – ₹960 Cr in Manufacturing, generating 2,780 jobs.
•    Fortis Hospital (Mohali) - ₹901 Cr in Hospital, generating 5,500 jobs
•    Shiva Texfabs Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹815 Cr in Technical Textiles, generating 4,500 jobs.
•    Nabha Powers Ltd. (Patiala) - ₹641 Cr in Power, generating 500 jobs.
•    Ganga Acrowools Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹637 Cr in Textiles, generating 600 jobs.
•    Sify Infinit Ltd. (Mohali) - ₹611 Cr in IT, generating 45 jobs.
•    Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (Mohali) – ₹510 Cr in Healthcare, generating 1,045 jobs.
•    Happy Forgings Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹438 Cr in Auto & Auto Components, generating 1,250 jobs.
•    Sharmanji Yarns Pvt. Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹369 Cr in Textiles, generating 342 jobs.
•    Vardhman Special Steels Ltd. (Ludhiana) – ₹342 Cr in Alloy Steel & Steel, generating 1,469 jobs.
•    Oaykay Metcorp Ltd. (Jalandhar) – ₹309 Cr in Hand Tools & Machine Tools, generating 1,150 jobs.
•    Infosys (Mohali) - ₹286 Cr in IT, generating 2700 jobs
•    Swaraj Engines Ltd. – Mahindra & Mahindra (Mohali) – ₹215 Cr in Auto & Auto Components, generating 110 jobs.
•    International Tractors – Sonalika (Hoshiarpur) – ₹207 Cr in Auto & Auto Components, generating 400 jobs.
•    Sone Solar Energy Private Limited – (Bathinda) – ₹190 Cr in NRSE Power Projects, generating 30 jobs 

These projects highlight Punjab’s ability to attract high-value domestic investment, create large-scale employment, and strengthen its industrial ecosystem across steel, textiles, manufacturing, pharma, renewable energy, auto components, and healthcare.