Odisha Dy CM highlights State’s conducive industrial ecosystem at CII-East India Summit 2025
Bhubaneswar, Aug 19 (UNI) Odisha offers an investable proposition with mineral endowment, deep water ports, robust rail & road linkages, availability of land, and natural resources for the port-led industrial growth, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo highlighted today while participating in the 4th Confederation of Indian Industries, East India Summit 2025 held at Mumbai,
The East India Summit of the Confederation of Indian Industry is a flagship initiative focused on unlocking the vast economic potential of Eastern India.
The Summit highlights the exclusive state specific sessions, policy roundtables and dialogue platforms between investors and government representatives.
Stating that the coastal State is building integrated industrial ecosystems, export-oriented manufacturing corridors with logistic and market access as strategic priorities, he said the State Government has opened floodgates for strategic partnerships- anchor manufacturing, advanced technology, greenfield value chains.
Quoting the Prime Minister’s statement that this is the right time to invest in East India, Deputy CM invited industrialists to invest in Odisha.
“Our government has grounded a record of 56 projects with a targeted investment of Rs 1.78 lakh crore to create a job potential of 1.11 lakh to ensure inclusive growth”, he reiterated.
The CII East India Summit served as a catalyst for transforming the region into an economic powerhouse.
The other participants in the summit included Deputy Chief Minister, Bihar Samrat Choudhary, Industries Minister, Bihar Nitish Mishra, Finance Minister, Chhattisgarh O P Choudhary, Chairman,
CII Eastern Region Shashwat Goenka, Chairman, CII Western Region, Rishi Kumar Bagla,
Secretary, MSME Department of Odisha, SD Prasanth Kumar Reddy, administrative officers, investors, industrialists, entrepreneurs from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal.
