"I am particularly pleased that the proposed investments have the potential to generate 1.4 lakh additional jobs for our people. The state government will do all it can to ensure grounding of these investments," Patnaik said while addressing a round table discussion.
The launching of nine new industrial infrastructure projects and industrial units over the past three weeks, including three projects of Aditya Birla Group, Shahi Exports and ITC, is a testimony of the state's focus on result-oriented, Patnaik said.
The sectors are agro and food processing, chemicals and petro chemicals, textiles and apparel, downstream and ancillary industries; electronic system design and manufacturing and IT Enabled Services, Patnaik said.
"We have also put in place a number of sector specific policies to provide best-in-class incentives and create an industry friendly ecosystem to prospective investors," the chief minister said.
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This apart, Patnaik said the state has taken several new initiatives over the last one year to reduce the physical interface in governance by leveraging technology in a big way.
Apart from investor friendly policies, Patnaik said the state has been focussing on creation of world class infrastructure facilities.
The state government has increased the outlay and expenditure on physical infrastructure more than three times over a period of four years creating irrigation facility, setting up road and rail connectivity, power generation, transmission and distribution, he said.
"The most important component of our investment promotion strategy, however, is to invest in people. We seek to create a niche in the Skill ecosystem of the country so that availability of 'Skilled-in Odisha' becomes a parameter of quality for investors," the chief minister said.
He said the state government is also accelerating public investment in social sector for providing education, affordable health care facility, skills, housing, drinking water, electricity and other basic needs.