After a slow start since the final approval from the Centre in 2016, the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Odisha is stealing a march over competing states with a flurry of investment proposals.
The EMC, developed on the city's outskirts, is expected to house at least 10 confirmed investments worth Rs 500 crore that will start running from March 2019. The cluster has drawn investors in mobile handset manufacturing, solar modules, printed circuit boards, electric vehicles and IoT (Internet of Things) devices.
“The past six months have turned the tide for the EMC. We have received a rush of investments from committed