Nine new projects in 3 weeks is testimony of our focus, says Patnaik

Investing in people would be a key component of Odisha’s investment-promotion strategy. This would be aimed at assuring investors of the abundant human resource in the state, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Business Standard Odisha Round Table 2016 on Wednesday.

“The most important component of our investment-promotion strategy… is to invest in people. We seek to create a niche in the skill ecosystem of the country, so that availability of ‘Skilled-in Odisha’ becomes a parameter of quality for investors,” Patnaik said.

Instead of focusing solely on attracting investments, the state government is attaching more importance on implementation of investment intentions.
 

 

Odisha drew in a total investment intent of about Rs 2.03 lakh crore across 10 diversified sectors during the three-day extravaganza, Make in Odisha (November 30 to December 2), touted as the largest-ever investors’ meet organised in its history.

“I am particularly pleased that the proposed investments have the potential to generate 140,000 additional jobs. The state government will do all it can to ensure the grounding of these investments,” the chief minister said.

“The launching of nine new industrial infrastructure projects and industrial units over the past three weeks, including three projects of the Aditya Birla Group, Shahi Exports and ITC, is a testimony of our focus on results”, he added.