The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) eastern region on Wednesday released mascot ‘Pragati’ for its 18th Enterprise Odisha, the largest industrial and consumer trade fair in the State, scheduled to be held from November 22 to 26 at the IDCO Exhibition Ground here.
“The launch of the mascot is a tribute to the State’s march towards prosperity and also a part of a grand promotional strategy ahead of the showpiece event,” said CII eastern region chairman Sudhir Deoras.
“The 13th Finance Commission has projected Odisha as the second fastest growing State in the country. To its credit, it is attracting investors’ attention in the world almost in every perceivable sector,” said CII State council chairman MK Gupta, who released the mascot in Jajpur along with Jajpur Additional District Magistrate Bharat Behera.
At least 100 large and medium-sized industries, including Tata Steel, Nalco, Vedanta, Jindal Steel and Power, Emami, etc, will put up stalls over an area of approximately 5,000 square meters, said CII eastern region regional director Dr Saugat Mukherjee.
The theme of Enterprise Odisha, 2013 is ‘Accelerating Economic Growth through Innovation, Transformation and Effective Implementation.’