Bhubaneswar: Stable governance is the cornerstone of peace prosperity and progress. Odisha has an unprecedented mandate from the electorate due to the State Government’s continued performance over the last two decades, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here on Thursday.
Addressing an event on the first day of third edition of Make In Odisha Conclave, Naveen said that Odisha’s citizen-centric governance model has set global benchmarks. Initiatives like Mo Sarkar and 5T charter give dignity and respect to people and the inclusive development agenda emphasizes on education, health, skill development, agriculture, womens empowerment, tribal development etc.
“Odisha is a land of new opportunities which is fast emerging as a major investment destination in the country. We are a progressive state with clear focus on transformation in all sectors,” he said.
“Odisha is destined to become a trillion-dollar economy in the near future. We will emerge as the gateway to East and South East Asia. I invite you to come and invest in a New Odisha,” Naveen concluded.
“Mission Shakti comprising 70 lakh women is a unique empowerment initiative . Our health assurance scheme BSKY is a milestone in the public health sector. Participatory governance ensures that gains are shared across all sections of the society. We have been able to reduce poverty by 50%, while doubling the farmers income over the last two decades,” the CM said.
“Our fiscal prudence and economic management has been appreciated across the country . We are one of the few states with adequate revenues to undertake large scale infrastructure projects. Our investor-friendly initiatives and transformatory governance has put us on a journey of progress and prosperity. I invite each one of you to come join us on this journey.”
“We offer you better than the best. Our new Industrial Policy provides the support and incentives which are beyond the best in the country. We are launching new policies in the sectors of Tourism, renewable energy, apparel and textile, food processing, exports and so on.”
“Odisha is a major force in the field of mining and mineral-based industries. The State has attracted major investments in Steel and Aluminum projects and will emerge as the global hub in these sectors by the turn of this decade,” the CM said and added, “However, we are ambitious to develop Odisha in other sectors too. We are making huge capital investment in improving our transport infrastructure – expressways, railways, airports, sea ports.”
“We are a pioneer in electricity reforms and have successfully created the framework and investment towards providing quality affordable energy.”
“Our focus on creating quality education through high schools’ transformation, world class higher educational institutions, Skilled in Odisha program the World Skills Centre, providing quality affordable health care systems will enable social capital and support the industries with highly qualified human resources,” the CM added.
