The State Government on Monday said it would create additional jobs for 3 lakh people and attract new investments to the tune of Rs 1.73 lakh crore in the industrial sector by 2019-20 fiscal. A target to this effect was set at a performance review meeting of the Industry Department held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik held at the State Secretariat.
It was also targeted to increase the manufacturing growth by 60 per cent during the period. The department was asked to prepare a plan so that 27 per cent of the State’s gross domestic product (SGDP) comes from the manufacturing sector. Besides, the Chief Minister asked the department to finalise guidelines for the SEZ policy and Industrial Policy Resolution 2015 to attract investments to the State.
Industry Minister Devi Prasad Mishra said the Government has planned investment and employment generation in three manufacturing zones, Kalinganagar, Dhamra Port-based manufacturing zone and Paradip manufacturing zone. He informed that the survey for creation of land bank of 1.12l acres has been completed.