Bhubaneswar, July 23 (KNN) The export turnover of Odisha has more than doubled during the last five fiscal years, said Pratap Keshari Deb, MSME Minister in the State Assembly on Friday. 

In the financial year 2017-18, the total export turnover from Odisha was Rs 52,677.09 crore which jumped to Rs 1,27,197.66 crore during 2021-22.

The Minister was replying to an unstarred question of BJD legislator Dhruba Charan Sahoo.

During each passing year the state has recorded a positive growth except the fiscal year 2018-19, he said. 

The total export from the state stood at Rs 48,119.60 crore in 2018-19, which was increased by 7.53 per cent to Rs 51,742.32 crore in 2019-20 and again by 55.42 per cent in 2020-21 to Rs 80,419.33 crore.

Further, the export turnover from Odisha witnessed a growth of 58.17 per cent during the last financial year.

According to the reply, metallurgical, minerals, engineering/ chemical allied, marine and software products are the major contributors to the state’s export turnover.  (KNN Bureau)