Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has asked companies to investigate investment opportunities in the state and has guaranteed them enticing incentives, first-rate infrastructure, and affordable operating costs. Naveen Patnaik invited businesses to investigate investment prospects in the state during The Make in Odisha Conclave 22, which will take place in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to December 4.
On the second day of his visit to the western city prior to the "Make in Odisha Conclave," he met one-on-one with Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, Hitesh Chimanlal Doshi, Chaitanya Desai, chairman of Apar Industries, Dhurv Kotak, managing director of the JM Baxi Group, and Bimal Khandelwal, the chief financial officer of STT GDC India.
The Chief Minister also had meetings with the country head of HDFC Bank, Arvind Vohra, the chairman of SBI, Dinesh Kumar Khara, and the head of ICICI Bank. In a tweet, Anand Mahindra expressed his part: "There is only one way to describe CM @Naveen_Odisha—A Class Act. Cerebral, calm, confident, he’s a man of few words who lets his actions do the talking. One of his greatest legacies will be a model for mitigating natural disasters that are being emulated around the world…"
"Odisha is one of the fastest growing economies in India and has consistently grown above the national average in the last decade and a half. Over the last 20 years, my government has focused on leveraging the natural advantages in the state through progressive policy, efficient administration, and technological interventions," CM Naveen Patnaik said.
According to him, the state received Rs 2 lakh crore at the 2016 Conclave and Rs 4 lakh crore during the 2018 Conclave. From 2016 to 2022, Odisha has one of the highest rates of investment intent to conversion, at 62%.
Source: The Hindu, Otv
