Industry friendly Labour Laws: No notification under section 10 of the Contract Labour Act
Low extent of unionisation. For instance, an industry with 5000 plus workers has no Unions at all.
Housing Projects by HIMUDA and some private players (for workers in Baddi) going on.
45 private builders have got themselves registered and 2 have even got license to construct 2128 flats.
HIMUDA has acquired 1884 bighas of land for constructing the houses.
With amendment in TCP Act also having taken place, all registered builders will also get licenses and the number of flats will become sufficient for the workers and other staff in Baddi.
ICD in Ludhiana and very soon in Baddi (approved by the Commerce Ministry) and Chadigarh also
Highest Telephone and Mobile density (barring metros)
Low crime rate and virtually no industrial unrest (Only two strikes in the last 6 years and that too specific to 2 industries)
General permission for 3 shift operation in BPO/ ITES and 2 shift operation for women in hardware also
Good quality of life (old summer capital of India)
Top class educational facilities for the children of IT professionals
Excellent road infrastructure
No air-conditioning required
Cool and Salubrious climate – far from the madding crowd and just the right kind of environment for microelectronics products. Himachal Pradesh can be a ‘fabricaton zone’ in North India
