Govt outlines objectives for Future Dept; amends allocation rules
After setting up the Future Department, a one-of-a-kind department in the country, the Haryana Government today amended the Business of the Haryana Government (Allocation) Rules, 1974, and outlined its objectives.
The Future Department will conduct regular horizon scanning, trend analysis, and scenario development to identify future opportunities and challenges. It will formulate long-term economic plans (Vision 2047), focusing on growth diversification into high-value sectors.
According to the notification issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi, the department will oversee ‘Mission Haryana-2047’, aiming to elevate Haryana’s GDP to $1 trillion and meet job targets in the state. It will “develop a rural-urban integration and create a migration management plan for the state.”
It will also work on the development and coordination of technology and innovation policies to foster the adoption of emerging technologies across sectors.
It will also focus on establishing “unified frameworks for human capital development, aligning with future workforce requirements” and contribute to the development of “integrated strategies for sustainable resource management, particularly for water, energy, and agricultural resources.”
On May 1, the department was established with the appointment of IAS officer Anmeet P Kumar as Commissioner and Secretary to the Government, Haryana, Department of Future; and IAS officer Dr Aditya Dahiya as Director, Department of Future.
Kumar told ‘The Tribune’, “We have already started working on the objectives. We have held several meetings with various departments. The departments have also established internal committees to achieve the target of a GDP of $1 trillion by 2047. We are looking at the national and international collaborations too.”
While presenting the Budget on March 17, CM Nayab Singh Saini had proposed the creation of the Department of Future. He had said, “This department will anticipate upcoming challenges, disparities, and new opportunities for economic development. It will provide policy recommendations to all other departments and work to enhance their capacity over time.”
Giving reasons to be future-ready, Saini had said given the global situation, the need to be concerned about the challenges ahead, anticipate them, and strengthen the ability to address them had increased significantly.
“The way in which our various departments prepare budget proposals for the next year will now have to be changed. The risks posed by climate change, along with emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, and robotics, will impact various sectors, jobs, enterprises, and businesses. These advancements will also create new opportunities in these areas,” he had added.
Haryana Tribune