Bhubaneswar: The Five-T Initiative has now become symbol of good governance. All the state government departments are now ready with digital mechanisms to provide service to people without human interface bringing transparency and efficiency to the system, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today.
Mo Sarkar has been quite effective in bringing attitudinal changes among government employees and strengthening the true spirit of democratic governance, he said.
Speaking at the Odisha Nirman Conclave hosted by Kanak News, the Chief Minister said Odisha continues to be the top investment destination in the country.
The mood for business and industries is better in Odisha for our industry-friendly policy frameworks, a dedicated team to facilitate investors’ needs, and deft handling of the pandemic.
Our growth rate has been consistently remained higher than national average for last several years barring this pandemic hit period.
Between 2011-12 and 2017-18, our economy expanded at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 10.30 percent. This year in January our GST collection has shown a growth of 25.30 per cent indicating our economic resilience, Naveen said.
“In the year 2000, when we came to serve the people of Odisha, we focused on securing people’s life from the vagaries of frequent natural calamities.
Today we are a model state in disaster management even attracting global recognition”, the CM added.
Women empowerment is a key indicator of higher sustainable growth.
Now, women in Odisha are increasingly contributing to rural economy, taking charge of institutions, and running different government run programmes more efficiently. Not only that; encouraging stories of achievements by our people in different sectors from farming to entrepreneurship, sports, art, cinema and many other sectors have become a regular phenomenon, the Chief Minister said.