Bhubaneswar, Sept 22 (KNN) In order to ensue ease of doing business for the exporters, Odisha Chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the state government will soon come up with a new Odisha Export Policy-2017 to boost export from the state.

 "Besides, to ensure ease of doing business to the exporters we are in the process of organising all export related organisations under a single roof," Patnaik said addressing a workshop on export strategy of Odisha.

He said the export potential of Odisha, which was merely Rs 563 crore in 2001-02, had increased 34 times to Rs 19,875 crore in 2015-16.

The value of exports between 2015-16 and 2016-17 has registered a phenomenal growth of 114% to Rs 40,872 crore.

"I complement all exporters for achieving this extraordinary feat," Naveen said.

"With the target of Rs one lakh crore export by 2025, the state has aimed to make its entry into the top three states in exports," said secretary micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) department, L N Gupta.

"To achieve the ambitious target of export Odisha has to give emphasis on trade enabling environment and ecosystem, encourage value addition, adhere to quality standards, capacity building and promotion of entrepreneurship," said Ajay Sahai, director general and CEO of The Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO).