Odisha third best state in attracting investments: Assocham

Sector-wise, manufacturing sector accounted for the highest share of 42.5% in the total live investments attracted by the state as of FY17

Odisha has bagged the third slot after Gujarat and Maharashtra in live investments worth Rs 177 lakh crore drawn by states at the end of FY17 from public and private sources. With over 11 per cent share, Maharashtra led the pack and was followed by Gujarat at 8.5 per cent, says a study by Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham).

The Assocham study titled 'Odisha - Economic Growth & Investment performance analysis: FY 12-17' stated that Odisha had attracted over 900 projects with live investments worth over Rs 13 lakh crore as of FY17. The study was released by