As many as 15,29,463 employment opportunities have so far been created though establishment of 3,91,710 industries at a total cost of Rs 19,141.81 crore.
Industries Minister Dibyashankar Mishra informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of BJD member Soumya Ranjan Patnaik on Friday.
The Minister informed that the State Government has provided incentives of Rs 151.82 crore to as many as 1,206 MSME units under different Industiral Policies during the last five years. The MSME units take loans from banks to run their firms.