Investors eye Odisha’s booming sectors

Business leaders from over 350 Tamil Nadu-based companies participated in the roadshow to explore attractive growth opportunities across Odisha’s focus sectors - food processing and seafood, ancillary and downstream industries in the metals sector, textiles, ESDM manufacturing, chemicals, plastics & petrochemicals and tourism.

The roadshow was successful with leading industry captains meeting the CM during the day. These include meetings with MM Murugappan, Executive Chairman, Murugappa Group, Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman, TAFE, S Ilanahai, MD, Cetex Petrochemicals among others. 

The guests who spoke at the investors’ meet included MAMR Muthiah, MD, Chettinad Group, PR Venketrama Raja, Chairman, Ramco Group and R Thyagarajan, Chairman, Shriram Group.

Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Government of Odisha said, “I take this opportunity to invite you all to participate in the Make in Odisha Conclave – our flagship biennial Global Investors’ Meet. The first edition of the Make in Odisha Conclave evoked enthusiastic response with announcement of over Rs 2 lakh crores of investment intent. My government has since demonstrated its commitment to deliver projects on ground. About 65% of the projects are at various stages of approval and implementation.”

“Our natural strength lies in being a mineral rich State. During last 18 years of my Government, we have focused on enhancing the production levels of key minerals and value added products. There has been a significant increase in the metal output and today,” he added.