Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been marching ahead on the path of industrial development, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today.
Addressing the gathering at the Enterprise Odisha 2019 organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Chief Minister said that focusing on 5Ts i.e. Transparency, Technology, Time and Team-Work for achieving Transformational goals, his government has taken up several proactive business friendly measures with the objective of creating an industry-led ecosystem of value addition, sustainable employment generation and revenue augmentation for the State.
Naveen said, “Targeting the development of a conducive industrial and investment climate, our Government promulgated progressive and sector- specific policies. Special emphasis has been given in these policies to facilitate inclusiveness in enterprise development with dedicated incentives for Women, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Differently abled entrepreneurs”.
“Our focus has also been on development of enabling Industrial Infrastructure in relatively less industrially developed districts of Odisha”, he added.
Flagship initiatives of our Government such as Skilled in Odisha have ensured that the industrial work force in Odisha is skilled and up-to date with the latest technologies towards enhanced employability, the CM said.
The Start-Up Odisha initiative has been working towards facilitation of start-ups, targeting emergence of Odisha amongst top 3 Start-up Hubs by 2020. The youth and entrepreneurs should take maximum benefits from such initiatives of the State Government, he said.
“Odisha has been a leader in leveraging IT for ease of doing business and industrial development. Through, GO SWIFT portal, all the facilitation needed by an industrial unit during the investment life cycle of the project is being provided in a time bound manner. I am happy to note that more than 1000 industrial units have taken benefit of the GO SWIFT portal within a span of 2 years. I would encourage all industry bodies to sensitise the stakeholders about the business reforms and initiatives taken up by the State Government and ensure optimum utilization of these initiatives by all the industries”.
The Chief Minister reiterated his government’s commitment towards industrial development in the State.
He said, “Our ‘Vision 2025’envisions attracting INR 2.5 lakh crore of new investments and generating 30 lakh jobs for our citizens in the focus sectors of the State Government. I would urge that all stakeholders including the Government Departments, Industries and Industry bodies should collaborate and work together towards achieving this vision”.
“My Government is coming up with a Vision document which aims at more than 50% value addition to the metal produced in the state for downstream development. I would encourage all large industries as well as MSMEs to work together in developing a robust downstream ecosystem in the State, which will lead to immense employment opportunities, as envisaged in the vision 2030 for downstream development”, the CM emphasized.
He said, “Our flagship initiative towards investor outreach, the Make in Odisha Conclave 2018 was an overwhelming success with participation of over 51,806 delegates, 253 speakers and announcement of investment intent of more than Rs 4 lakh crore. 91 proposals have already been approved and these projects are at various stages of implementation”.
The next edition of the event, Make in Odisha Conclave 2020, is going to be organized next year during November 30 to December 4, 2020. The conclave would not just be another investors’ meet, but also a stage to present Odisha, in all its glory to the world, Naveen said while inviting business leaders to work with the Government of Odisha in organising the conclave and participate in the various events during the conclave.
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