A 17-member United Kingdom Business delegation will visit the State on January 28 to further the bilateral economic and business ties between the UK and Odisha.
According to Head of Press and Public Affairs of British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata, Mainak De, British Deputy High Commissioner to Eastern India Scott Furssedonn-Wood would lead the delegation.
The Deputy High Commission would organise a seminar on “UK and Odisha in partnership” on January 28 at Hotel Mayfair. Senior State Government officials and representatives of major business groups would participate in the event.
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) would present a special paper detailing the DFID’s support for private sector development in Odisha and India. The UK delegation would mostly comprise the corporate heads of UK industries in private sector.
Since Odisha has the potentials for investment in tourism, power, both in agricultural and marine food processing sector, infrastructure development and IT, the delegation is scheduled to meet the Chief Minister and senior officials, representatives of the State’s chambers of commerce and industries and Confederation of Indian Industry.