The State Government is committed to provide all possible support for promotion of exports from the State, said Chief Secretary JK Mohapatra while addressing an Open House Meet on Export Promotion and Marketing organised by the Federation of Indian Export Organisation (FIEO) here on Friday.
He said that for Odisha, export is helpful in three ways. It adds value to the domestic product, generates employment and fetches more income to the people. The Government would provide all support in matters of reducing the cost of doing business, custom reduction, product diversification, etc.
Director General of Foreign Trade, Union Ministry of Commerce & Industries Dr Anup K Pujari said Odisha has great potentials of exports in cashew nuts and seafood products. Seafood export is growing at a rate of about 30 per cent over last years. This year, it is expected to reach
`1,000 crore.
The Sea Food Exporters’ Association made a presentation about present status and future prospect of seafood export from Odisha. They put forth the necessity of developing more aquaculture units, infrastructural support of fish farming centrrs, quick implementation of the policies and rules at ground level, etc. Quick decisions were made for resolution of the issues relating to various industries.