NEW YORK (TIP): A 19-member strong team of leading business organizations of Haryana will form a part of the delegation led by Chief Minister  Manohar Lal to United States (US) and Canada during his ten days visit starting August 16, according to an official spokesman, who added that Industry and Commerce Minister Capt. Abhimanyu would also accompany the delegation.

The spokesman said that during its visit from August 16 to August 24, 2015, the delegation would visit New York, Washington, San Francisco, Vancouver and Toronto. It would hold deliberations with leading industrialists of US and Canada and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). The objective would be to attract them to invest in Haryana in the key areas of food processing, Information Technology/ Information Technology Enabled Services, Solar Energy and Renewable Energy, Mass Rapid Transport, Skill Development, Defense Production – Aero Space and Defense , Electronics Manufacturing, Garments/Textile, Auto/Auto Components, Industrial Parks/Logistics, Medical Tourism/Health Care and Pharma. Apart from this, the delegation would also hold meetings with the United States Indian Business Council (USIBC) and Canada India Business Council (CIBC).

He said that the business organizations that would accompany the high level delegation include Chairman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Managing Director and Regional Director of various business entities located at Gurgaon, Yamunanagar, Faridabad, Karnal and Rohtak. These include Chairman of  Hi-Tech Group Gurgaon Mr Deep Kapuria, CEO of  Liberty Shoes Limited Karnal Mr Adesh Gupta, Co-Chairman and Managing Director of  Sandhar Technologies Limited, Gurgaon Mr Jayant Davar, Chairman, CII Haryana and Managing Director Satyam Auto Components Limited Gurgaon Mr Sameer Munjal, Managing Director Rico Auto Industries Limited Gurgaon Mr Arvind Kapur, Managing Director  Omax Autos Limited Gurgaon Mr Jatender Kumar Mehta, Managing Director  Minda Industries Limited Gurgaon Mr Nirmal Minda, Managing Director The Oriental Engineering Works Private Limited Yamunanagar Mr Raman Saluja, Chief Executive Officer  Su-Kam Power Systems Limited Gurgaon Mr Kumar Sachdev, Director Manav Rachna Vidyantariksha Private Limited Faridabad Mr Prashant Bhalla, Director  Cygnus Hospitals Gurgaon Dr Dinesh Batra, Senior Vice-President and Head Corporate Affairs of  Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Limited Gurgaon Mr Harbhajan Singh, Managing Director Richa Global  Exports Private Limited Gurgaon Mr Virender Uppal, Partner KPMG India Gurgaon Mr Akshay Bhalla, Managing Director LPS Bossard Private Limited Rohtak Mr Rajesh Jain, Joint Managing Director Sudhir Gensets Limited, Gurgaon Mr Rahul Seth , Managing Director Karnal Milk Foods Limited, Karnal Mr Vipin Gupta, Regional Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chandigarh Mr Pikender Pal Singh and Director and Head of CII, Gurgaon Mr Ajay Dhyani.

He said that the delegation also comprises Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Mr Sanjeev Kaushal, Principal Secretary Industries Mr Devender Singh, Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) Mr Vineet Garg , Director General, Information, Public Relations and Cultural Affairs Department Mr Abhilaksh Likhi and OSD to Chief Minister Mr Mukul Kumar.