Setback for Patnaik govt as CII pulls out from Make in Odisha 2.0

The state government's grand plan to host the second edition of its 'Make in Odisha', its biennial showpiece conclave for investments, has suffered a setback with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) pulling out of the show as industry partner.

In a related development, top brass of CII's Odisha chapter- its chairman Arun Misra, managing director of Tata Steel SEZ Ltd and its vice chairman Subrat Tripathy, also the chief executive officer of Dhamra Port Company Ltd (DPCL) tendered their resignations.

The state government was apparently peeved at the CII's offer of partial engagement for the conclave. CII, in a