ENA State 2016-09-02 11:57:47 <p><strong>Bhubaneswar, Sep 2 (KNN) </strong>Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has suggested Odisha government to develop tourism and textile sectors.</p> <p>He was here to meet the State Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.</p> <p>He said Odisha should try and move to become a model state by creating more labour-intensive industries.</p> <p> Tourism, textile and clothing sectors have a great potential to generate employment, particularly for women, he said.</p> <p>The proposed petrochemical complex at Paradip has a big scope to create an integrated textile and clothing complex, said Subramanian.</p> <p>Subramanian met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaikat the at the secretariat , said that it should utilise its situation in terms of improving tourism potential, though the state has suffered natural calamities like cyclones in past years due to its geographical location.</p> <p>Stating that Odisha is one of the states which reduced poverty at a faster rate in past decades, he said the social sector is doing very well despite challenges.</p> <p>He said the GST will not boost inflation in the country but the basic objective of tax reform is to protect the poorest section from inflation.</p> <p>During discussion, Patnaik informed Subramanian that the state has been facing problem in financial inclusion as many gram panchayats do not have banking facility. <strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></p> 15268 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/state/cea-suggests-odisha-govt-to-develop-textile-tourism-sectors 2016-09-02 11:57:47 knnindia.co.in