In yet another step towards attracting more investments to the State, the Odisha Government has decided to organise ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave at Bhubaneswar.
The detail proposal for organisation of the event was discussed in a high level meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Saturday wherein Principal Secretary Industry Sanjeeb Chopra presented the proposals and outlined the issues for discussion.
It was decided to organise the event from November 30 to December 2 in the State capital under joint aegis of the Government of Odisha and DIPP, Government of India.
Various industry associations, business chambers, experts, potential investors from India and abroad would participate in the event.
Chief Secretary Padhi directed concerned departments to prepare a shelf of investment projects in their respective sectors and share it with potential investors for making the conclave more result-oriented.
Principal Secretary Chopra said that specific arrangements would be done to list out and follow up the investment leads. Chief Secretary Padhi also directed the departments to finalise various investment policies in different sectors before the conclave. The departments were asked to finalise the policies or bring necessary amendments to the existing policies within 30 days.
The objectives of the conclave are to showcase manufacturing ecosystem in Odisha, highlight investment opportunities and elicit investment intentions from the corporates. There will be 3-day long activities, including exhibition, exposure, networking, plenary and sectoral sessions. The stalls of large companies operating in Odisha in the sectors like steel, aluminum, infrastructure, food processing, IT, textiles, petrochemicals, power etc will also be set up showcasing newly emerging investment opportunities in their respective sectors.
The meeting also decided to organise pre-event investor reach out activities like road shows at Delhi, Kolkata, Pune and Hyderabad along with participation in TEXCON, Delhi scheduled for October 13-14, and Ambassadors’ meet at Delhi for October 17. A budget of around `20 crore has been proposed for the conclave.