Haryana has a history dating back to the Vedic age but became a full-fledged State only in November 1966 after Punjab was reorganised. Though agriculture is the mainstay of nearly 65% population in Haryana, it also houses major manufacturing units, BPO’s, industrial units and various factories of iron, metals, textile & leather, thus providing the best possible jobs to the skilled personnel. The IT Policy formulated by the government of Haryana provides for several incentives for IT and ITES industry in the state. The objective of this policy is to promote blending of Nano Technology, Bio Technology, Mobile Computing and Robotics with information technology, which in turn would create, jobs to the region. Besides the large industrial bases handling production of cars to scientific instruments and the handloom sector, Haryana is also known for the number of central govt and state govt establishments in the state offering job opportunities to millions of the residents of the state and beyond.
Though Gurgaon and Chandigarh are the major hubs for the career-oriented professionals, the govt. offices are spread out far and wide throughout the length and breadth of the state. A number of public sector undertakings present in the state also cater for the career growth of many. The State Network Management Centre, District Network Management Centre (DNMC) Block Network Management Centre (BNMC) has been operational with its SWAN vertical connectivity. Through its e-governance road map, the govt has set up e-Disha Ekal Sewa Kendra, providing jobs at the common service centres both at the rural and urban localities. The services include a number of Government to citizen(G2C) services such as electricity bill collection, land record, land record, issuing of Income, Domicile, birth or death certificates, Ration Cards & Passports. The public sector organisations providing a good career growth are the Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak, National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), National Dairy Research Institute – NDRI, Haryana Financial Corporation, HUDA, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), faridababd and its Petroleum Hub at panipat. Besides there are a number of Irrigation projects under the central and state Govt. underway which again provide a lucarative career opportunity for the young. To name a few, there is the Hathni Kund barrage, Dadupur-Shahbad Nalvi Canal, Kaushalaya dam, Dangrana dam, Dewanwala dam and Chhamla dam.
The UPSC and Haryana Public Service Commission, lists the number of vacancies available in various central govt. and state govt establishments respectively in the state. The recruitments to the Railways are done through the RRB. For those interested in taking up academics as their profession, a number of universities and affiliated colleges provide the scope of growth in academics and research.
