The Odisha government has bagged investments worth Rs 2 lakh crore across 10 different sectors during the recently concluded ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave, which is in line with the Centre's ambitious and flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative to develop the country as a manufacturing hub.

These investments will help in generation of over 1,38,000 additional jobs for citizens in this eastern state, according to a statement by Odisha's Department for Industries. The event saw more than 4,400 registrations by delegates from across the country and abroad. The Government held more than 220 meetings with the investor community across diversified sectors from various states. Further, the conclave facilitated more than 600 B2B meetings amongst the businesses.

Several business stalwarts and industry captains including Gautam Adani of Adani Group, Anil Agarwal of Vedanta Group, Arundhati Bhattacharya of State Bank of India, Naushad Forbes of CII, Satish Pai of Hindalco, Shashi Ruia of Essar Group, and Sajjan Jindal of JSW Steel participated in the event.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “We are delighted with the response to the first ever conclave that we have organised. I hope to have the continued support of the industry for the overall socio-economic development of our citizens and position Odisha as the manufacturing hub of the East. I am pleased to inform you that the state government has decided to organise this conclave biannually as a stepping stone towards realising Vision 2025 for the industrial development of the state.”

The largest ever expo of the state was organised as part of the conclave in an area of 30,000 sq m with more than 250 stalls from companies operating in Odisha and those intending to invest in it. The expo saw a footfall of more than 18,500 people, to witness the developments in the industrial sector.

Eight sectoral sessions were organised on smart cities, chemicals, petrochemicals & plastics, tourism, textiles and apparel, food processing, skill development, electronics manufacturing & IT and defence manufacturing. More than 60 senior representatives from the industry and Government discussed the policy ecosystem, investment opportunities and the outlook for the growth of the sectors in the state during these sectoral sessions.

As part of the conclave, the largest ever start-up expo was also organised by Yi, the youth wing of CII, which saw participation from more than 120 start-ups, which benefited from the experience of successful start-ups from the state, angels and investors.

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