State to set up panel on R & R practices

The Orissa government plans to set up a panel to address the problem of rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R) in the state.

It is in talks talks with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the setting up of a panel of consultants who will prepare the socio-economic report. The industries can leverage the services of this panel to formulate their R&R policies, said revenue and disaster management minister Surya Narayan Patro.

Addressing the participants on the concluding day of the ‘Enterprise Orissa 2009’ at Idco Exhibition ground here, Patro said, industrial development is vital to the growth of any state. Effective R&R activities are needed to be taken up to address the problems of the displaced persons.

Enterprise Orissa 2009, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the state government, concluded here on Tuesday with Patro giving away prizes to the winners of the different competitions that were held during the five-day event.

Chairman, CII Orissa, S. S. Nandurdikar, said, the confederation aims to generate a consesus on industrial growth, which will take into account the benefit of the common man.

Keeping this in mind, all the participants were asked to showcase not only their services and products, but also prepare a detailed account on their R&R policy and CSR programmes.

Paradeep Phosphates Ltd. won the best stall award in the large scale industries category, while the IMFA took away the prize for the best theme. Similarly, Gupta Power Infrastructure Ltd bagged the prize for the best stall award in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) category. Sunil Mallik and Tarana Sayed, both from Centurion Group of Institutes, were felicitated for imparting soft skill training programme.

Team Orissa, the nodal agency of the state government vested with investment promotion, was presented a memento for its efforts in making the state conducive for industrial growth.