"Odisha aims to become the front runner among states in the country. And to meet the objective, the state needs the support of private players. We have vision for a diversified and prosperous economy by 2020," he said.
"We need core development strategy with faster entrepreneurship and more private investment. The state has received 250 mn USD as FDI by 2010," he said at the inaugural function of first Global Alumni meet of Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) at Burla.
Several studies have ranked Odisha as a favourable