Odisha CM invites industry leaders of Delhi for ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave 2018

New Delhi, Sept 13 (KNN) Government of Odisha is leaving no stone unturned to make its upcoming Make-In-Odisha Conclave a big success.

To attract investments in the state through this conclave, state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met industry and business leaders in New Delhi and invited them to the flagship biennial event of the state.

To woo investors, he highlighted the competitive advantage of Odisha in terms of infrastructure, natural and human resources and a most favorable atmosphere for ease of doing business.

“Odisha is fast emerging manufacturing hub of eastern India,” he said.

Quoting state as the steel hub of the country as it contributes to about a quarter of India’s steel production, he said,  “We have been focusing on enhancing the production levels of key minerals and value added products during the last 18 years.”

He underlined the efforts state is making for strengthening infrastructure like enhancing road network by 50 per cent, increasing port capacity by 10 times to 190 million MT and attaining power surplus State.

Besides, intensive skill development program is being undertaken to ensure industry-ready workforce in the state, he mentioned.

“The Skilled-In-Odisha initiative for development of human capital has already gained recognition as a global brand”, he said.

The Chief Minister said that the State has demonstrated its commitment to deliver projects on ground by using the mantra of 3Ts - Teamwork, Technology and Transparency.

He further informed the industry leaders that the ground breaking ceremony for 50 projects with investment of over Rs 17,000 crore has been conducted in the last six months.

The State Government is preparing a road map ‘Vision 2030: Development of Downstream and Ancillary in Metal Sector’ with an aim to further vitalize downstream ecosystem of the State, Minister pointed.

He said that Odisha has a vibrant start-up ecosystem with ‘Start-Up Odisha’ initiative gaining registration of more than 250 start-ups within a few months and by 2020, the state is poised to be among top three startup hubs of the country.

He also launched a single user-friendly portal ‘Invest Odisha’ to enable the industry make informed investment decisions by comparing the competitiveness of Odisha with other States and countries.

Assuring unmatched facilitation support from the State Government, he invited investors and business leaders to participate in Make-in-Odisha Conclave at Bhubaneswar from November 11 to 15.

Speaking at the meet, Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said inter-departmental interactions have been enhanced to ensure that projects are approved within 20 days while Industries Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said the state has competitive advantage over known investment destinations like Maharashtra and Gujarat because of cheap labor, land availability and low cost of living.