PNS
: On the first day of the Make in Odisha (MIO) Conclave here on Thursday, the State Government received 145 investment proposals worth Rs 5,85,742.26 crore with assured jobs of 3.20 lakh.
The JSW Group committed to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in various sectors including a steel plant in Paradip.
JSW Group chairman Sajjan Jindal said four years back, his company had committed to invest Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha, of which Rs 30,000 crore has already been invested and projects worth another Rs 30,000 crore are under way. And now, the company is committed to invest another Rs 1 lakh crore.
Adani Ports and SEZ Limited CEO Karan Adani said his group has already invested Rs 7,600 crore in Odisha and the planned capital investment would exceed Rs 60,000 crore in next 10 years.
Vedanta Aluminum chief Anil Agrawal, ArcellorMittal CMD LN Mittal and other industrialists also praised Odisha’s industry-friendly policy.
On Day one of the MiO Conclave, 11 countries participated including Japan, Germany, Nepal, Norway, Bangladesh, China, Israel, Australia, Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia. Total 21 MoUs were signed and 46 Investment Interest Forms (IIFs) were received.
The conclave would continue till December 4.