Odisha Becoming Best Destination For Indian Investors: State MSME Min

Today, Odisha is becoming a destination of choice for investors across the country, said Pratap Keshari Deb, Minister for Industries, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Energy on Saturday. 

While addressing the guests, Deb said that Odisha is becoming a major industrial hub in India, by mastering the art of dovetailing economic prosperity with inclusive growth.

He said, "Our people have been migrating across borders for jobs, education, healthcare, tourism, trade, and other purposes forever. And hence, I am here to invite you all to come and explore Odisha from an investment perspective as well."

The minister said that Odisha is now ready and we have taken off on a journey towards excellence under Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leadership. 

He also stated that while the metal sector has been an inherent strength of Odisha, owing to our natural resource advantage, the government has taken proactive measures to broaden the industrial ecosystem in the state. 

"We have many marquee companies like IOCL, IFFCO, Aditya Birla Fashion, Jockey, Parle Agro, Britannia, and ITC among others, who have set up large manufacturing and service units in the state, attracted by the availability of raw materials, trained and skilled manpower and low of cost of doing business in the state," he said. 

After the Make in Odisha (MIO) Conclave 2022, the Odisha government in collaboration with the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the Odisha Investors’ meet at Kolkata. 

Meanwhile, prior to the MIO Conclave, the government had organised roadshows in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad and other cities where they had witnessed impressive participation.