To attract investment in sectors like tourism, chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals, a delegation from Odisha will be on a six-day visit to Japan and Thailand from tomorrow.
The delegation, led by the state's finance minister, Shashi Bhusan Behera, will include senior government officials and members of the business community, a release issued here said.
"The objective of the visit is to initiate conversation with prospective investors from Japan and Thailand while highlighting the benefits of investing in focus sectors, including downstream and ancillary industries in metal sector - chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals - electronics manufacturing, food processing, apparel and tourism," Odisha's principal secretary Sanjeev Chopra said.
The Odisha government is working towards attracting Rs 2.5 lakh crore of investment and create three million new jobs through industrial development in the focus sectors.
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