Ahead of the ‘Make in Odisha Conclave 2018’, the State Government on Friday organised an investors’ meet in Kolkata to showcase the inherent advantages of investing in Odisha.
A delegation led by Industries Secretary Sanjeev Chopra met officials of West Bengal-based companies and told them about favourable atmosphere and the Odisha Government’s pro-investment policies.
They informed about low cost of doing business, incentives for investors, dedicated sector-specific clusters and over 1,21,000 acres of land bank available for industrial development.
Over 30 leading industrialists met the delegation and knew about attractive growth opportunities in focus sectors of Odisha.
Informing that 118 large projects approved with employment potential of 1,28,572 during the last four years, Chopra said told them that now the Odisha Government approves projects in 20 days.
The State delegation also participated in a roadshow organised by the Indian Oil Corporation limited in Kolkata on Wednesday where the strategic advantages and opportunities for plastics and technical textiles at the Paradip Plastics Park and the Bhadrak Textiles Park were showcased.
In addition, the delegation also met the Consul Generals of China and Japan and invited companies from both the countries to the biennial ‘Make in Odisha’ Conclave 2018, scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar from November 11 to 15, 2018.
The Make in Odisha has an objective of attracting 2.5 lakh crore of fresh investments and generating 30 lakh job opportunities.