Bhubaneswar: The Oversight Committee under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi held a meeting Tuesday to discuss the ‘Make in Odisha-2018’ event planned next year.
The Chief Secretary who wanted the event outcome oriented, advised investment attracting departments to work out a blueprint of investment proposals for sharing with investors.
For attracting more investments, the state government had decided to organise a Make in Odisha Conclave – 2018 at Bhubaneswar between November 11 and 15, 2018.
The event will be organized in collaboration with DIPP, industry associations, business chambers, Confederation of Indian Industries. potential investors and business leaders from all over India and abroad, officials said.
The conclave is intended to showcase the manufacturing ecosystem in Orissa, highlight investment opportunities and elicit investment from corporate houses.
“There will be four day-long activities including 13 key events like partner country seminars, ambassador’s meet, sector specific round tables, coastal marathon, exhibition, exposure, networking, plenary sessions and sectoral sessions . The stalls of large companies operating in Orissa in sectors like steel, aluminum, infrastructure, food processing, IT, textiles, petrochemicals and power will also be set up showcasing newly emerging investment opportunities in their respective sectors,” the Chief Secretary said after the meeting.
He said there will be nine major sectoral sessions with specific investment proposals. Prospective investors from USA, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Germany, Switzerland and many other countries are likely to participate in the conclave.
The meeting also decided to organise pre-event investor reach-outs like roadshows at major cities like New Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune. Similar investor reach-outs would also be organized with Internal Business Partner countries and agencies, officials said.
It was also decided to put in place four layer preparatory and coordination activities. The Committees will be named as Oversight Committee under the Chairmanship of the Chief Secretary, Coordination Committee under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary Industry, Exhibition & Security Committee under the Chairmanship of CMD IDCO and Sectoral Committees under the Chairmanship of concerned Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and Secretaries.
Development Commissioner R. Balakrishnan advised departments to focus on other business and cultural activities for making the event lively.
PNN
