Make-in-Odisha gets going
As lead-up to the mega Make-in-Odisha Conclave, Min Debiprasad Mishra led a high-profile delegation to a Roadshow in Hyderabad, making a strong pitch for Odisha explaining why Odisha should top their investment decisions.
“The State of Odisha has a progressive industrial policy and robust industrial infrastructure ecosystem. Good governance, single window facilitation and best-in-class incentives, and above all, an industry-friendly State Government which is committed to making starting and doing business an easier proposition are reason enough to set up operations in Odisha,” Mishra said while addressing a large assembly of CEOs.
“The new Odisha Industrial Development Plan: Vision 2025 focusing on five key sectors including ancillary and downstream in metal sector, agro and seafood processing, electronics manufacturing, chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals and textiles including technical textiles through which we aim to attract investments to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh crore and generate direct and indirect employment opportunities for 30 lakh people,” he added.
The Roadshow was organised by the Government of Odisha in collaboration with Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Government of India and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ahead of the Make-in-Odisha Conclave billed for November 30-December 2, 2016, in Bhubaneshwar.
The Team Odisha also met over 30 companies in Hyderabad and held one-to-one meetings with companies and organisations to promote Odisha as a rewarding investment destination. They listed the competitive advantages of Odisha as a manufacturing destination and shared information about more than 200 ‘ready-to-invest’ projects in diverse sectors and areas including industrial parks, textiles, healthcare, manufacturing, food processing, urban infrastructure, petrochemicals, tourism and downstream industries. Besides explaining what the state Government has done on the ease of doing the business front, the Odisha delegation also showed the industry leaders slides to drive home why the ‘cost of doing business’ in Odisha is lower.