CM NAVEEN PATNAIK INAUGURATES 9 INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS & PERFORMS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF 23 INDUSTRIAL UNITS
Bhubaneswar(01/03/2024): Today marked a significant milestone in the journey of Odisha's economic advancement as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated 9 industrial projects and performed groundbreaking ceremony of 23 industrial units.
These Inaugurations & Groundbreaking are statements of the Chief Minister's vision for faster conversion of investment intents to grounding.
These projects with a total investment of INR 6992.94 crores and employment potential of 24,508 are spread over 14 districts (Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Ganjam, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Khurda, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Subarnapur & Sundergarh). Speaking on this occasion the Chief Minister said, “Our industrial portfolio is expanding with the inclusion of new age and employment-intensive sectors such as green energy equipment manufacturing, textiles, tourism, etc.
The continuous improvement in the Ease of Doing Business ranking of the state, coupled with a business-friendly environment, world-class industrial infrastructure, and highly sought-after skill development initiatives, has been instrumental in attracting investments to Odisha." Highlighting the fact that the 32 projects are spread across 14 districts, the CM expressed his pleasure on the broad-basing of industrialization in the state.
The ceremony was held through video conferencing in presence of Minister Industries, MSME & Energy, senior government officials and representatives of these Industries.