To develop better business relations with South Korean investors, a golf event will be organised in Gurgaon, Haryana, on July 19, an official said Tuesday.
The Haryana government will conduct 'The India Korea Golf Meet', in which chief executive officers (CEOs) of 25 top Korean companies, representatives of Korean Embassy along with secretaries from the central government and the Departments of Haryana government will participate.
"Usually, seminars and conferences are organised for developing business relations but promoting Korean investment through golf is innovative and out-of-the-box idea of the Haryana government," the official said.
Invest India, a national investment promotion and facilitation agency, and the Haryana government are the organisers of this event.
On behalf of the state government, the Department of Industries and Commerce will make arrangements for organising the game and the venue is DLF Golf and Country Club on Golf Course Road in DLF-5 of Gurgaon, said Devender Singh, additional chief secretary, industries and commerce, Haryana.
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He said the golf meet is an opportunity for Korean companies to engage with the Haryana government regarding their interests and issues over an engaging game of golf.
"The date of event is July 19 and timings of the game are from 6 am to 1 pm," he said.
He said Invest India, Korea Plus, Korean International Trade Association (KITA) and Haryana Enterprises Promotion Centre (HEPC) are associates in organising this event.
Korea Plus is the gateway for Korean investors in India. It acts as a one-stop agency for Korean investors and works closely with the embassies, central and state governments, industrial associations and companies to generate leads and facilitate Korean investments, Singh said in an official release.
HEPC is a 'single-window clearance system' for the benefit of the new units or units under expansion. The single-window facility aims to simplify procedures and facilitate ease of doing business with the state supported by state-of-the-art technology platform.
"The key objective of HEPC is to make Haryana as a pre-eminent investment destination and facilitate balanced regional and sustainable development supported by a dynamic governance system, wide-scale adoption of innovation and technology, and skill development for nurturing entrepreneurship and generating employment opportunities," Singh said.
Devender Singh said secretaries of the central government and departments of the Haryana government have been invited to play with Korean investor's team, including Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary Anand Kumar.
"Some MoUs (memorandums of understanding) might be signed on that day after the golf game," Singh said.
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