India, Sept. 15 -- The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will open new opportunities in the United Kingdom market for Haryana's textile, footwear, gems and jewellery and engineering sectors, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Monday.

Addressing the "Haryana-UK CETA Trade Bridge: Unlocking Global Opportunities for Haryana" programme organised in collaboration with the UK High Commission at Gurugram University, Saini said CETA would connect Haryana's youth, farmers, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and startups with global investors and new technologies.

Saini said the state government aims to attract Rs.5 lakh crore in fresh investment and create more than one million jobs by 2030-31. It has intr...