Bengaluru: Odisha government will be holding an investors’ meet here on August 26 as part of celebrations to mark 80 years of the state and birth centenary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.
The state government has invited around 250 large and medium industries from sectors like engineering, IT, hardware, aviation, textile, medical devices, lubricants, aerospace, beverages, telecom, defence, transport and consumer durables,Odisha Industries Minister Debi Prasad Mishra said in a release.
He said investors’ meet is aimed at meeting the target set by the Osisha’s Industrial Policy Resolution-2015 to attract investment worth Rs 1.73 lakh crore by 2019-20 from different sectors.
Odisha government in association with Shri Biju Patnaik Centenary Celebration Organising Committee and All Odisha Association of Bengaluru is also organising an event commemorating 80 years of the state and Patnaik’s birth centenary, besides a blood donation camp.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, and Union Minister Ananth Kumar are expected to attend the event, according to a release by the organisers.
(Agencies)
