Odisha’s Business Summit with Heads of Indian Mission to different countries was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra at the State Convention Centre here.
Industries Principal Secretary Hemanta Kumar Sharma welcomed the Heads of Indian Mission, Dinesh K Patnaik, Ambassador in Spain, and Manoj Kumar Mohapatra , Ambassador in Guatemala. He hoped that Indian Mission teams would adequately present Odisha at international business forums.
The Chief Secretary said, “Odisha is growing to a major industrial hub in Eastern India. We have attracted investments in minerals, metallurgy, chemicals, petrochemicals, textiles, apparel, food processing, IT and ITeS sectors, “In the last months, Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik has led delegations to Dubai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad for road shows and investors’ meets as a part of ensuing Make in Odisha Conclave-2022. Everywhere I have seen high excitement about Odisha among the investor and business community.”
Reghu G, Director, Technical Education and Training, outlined 10 reasons for Odisha becoming a “Destination of Choice” for investors.
The representatives of industry associations also mentioned that Odisha could enhance export in textile design, pharmaceutical, vegetable, seafood, cashew, auto and steel sectors.
Ambassador Patnaik said, “The field tour shows that Odisha is growing very fast.” He suggested, “We should be more aggressive in popularising the resources of Odisha along with its business facilitating ecosystem.”