Sukhbir Badal To Visit South Korea To Woo Investors

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal is heading to South Korea to woo investors. A state government spokesperson on Thursday said that Badal, during his five day visit to the country would showcase Punjab as the most suitable investment destination.

"As a part of his itinerary, the Deputy Chief Minister is scheduled to have hectic parleys with business giants especially from the field of electronics, dairy, skill training, infrastructure development, transport, smart cities and environment," the spokesperson said.

He said that Sukhbir Singh Badal would also meet key business organizations of South Korea like Samsung electronics to call up on them for investing in Punjab. During a meeting with a Korean delegation in the presence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy CM last week, Vice President Samsung Electronics Kyoung Soo Kim had evinced keen interest in biometric technology and offered to explore smart city and biometrics project collaboration in the state.

"On August 31 Badal would also visit Maeil Dairies factory and Integrated Operation Center at Songdo Smart City. Likewise he would attend business seminars and meetings with industry giants besides visiting Samsung electronics the next day. Similarly on September 2 he would visit KDI Sejong and hold meetings at Seoul," the spokesperson said.

Sukhbir Singh Badal said there was tremendous potential of business tie up between Korea and Punjab adding that focus of his visit would be to ensure that more and more investment was firmed up for the state.

Recalling the age old ties between Punjab and South Korea he said that thousands of years ago a Korean king had married an Indian princess due to which Koreans accord high esteem to Indians especially Punjabis. Badal said this string between both Seoul and Punjab needed to be revived through people to people contact and promotion of trade and commerce

Sukhbir's Initiative To Get Kabaddi Included In Cw And Olympic Games

Mr.  Sukbir Singh Badal initiative of the Punjab Government to organize World Kabbadi Cup had provided international exposure to this mother game of Punjab. He said after successful organization of World Kabbadi Leagues at national and international level this game was not confined to geographical boundaries of India any longer. In fact kabbadi leagues are attracting more spectators than other sports leagues organized in the country

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today said the State Government was working in league with other kabbadi playing nations to devise modalities to get this discipline included in the Commonwealth and Olympics Games.

The Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who also holds sports portfolio, said that he was in dialogue with kabbadi associations of various nations to explore the strategies for its promotion at international arena and Punjab government would seek support from the Union Sports Ministry for this purpose.

He informed that opening ceremony would be held at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar on December 6 and the concluding event with men’s final would be held at Badal village stadium in Sri Muktsar Sahib on December 20. Women’s final including contests for third and fourth positions in both sections would be played at sports stadium Barnala on December 19. The semifinals of both men and women would be hosted at Kabaddi Stadium, Dirba in Sangrur district. 

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