10 Reasons To Invest In Odisha

Odisha The land of new opportunities

1Able and Stable Leadership

Record 5 terms of uninterrupted leadership

Naveen Patnaik

Ranked second best performing Chief Minister of India
by NDTV opinion poll

"We want to become the investment destination of choice by continuously creating and delivering outstanding opportunities for business growth fostering all-round socioeconomic development for the state and its people."

Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister Odisha

2Odisha Ranks 1st in India

ASSOCHAM

with 17% of the total live projects in manufacturing sector worth Rs.33 lakh crores*.

*ASSOCHAM

3One of the Fastest Growing Economies

astest Growing Economies

Achieved 8.78 % GDP growth during 2014-15, 20% higher than India's GDP growth rate, and is poised to grow at around 12% by year 2020*

*Dun & Bradstreet

4 Heartland of India's Mineral Deposits

  • Mineral production of USD 3.64 billion - more than the aggregate value of 21 other Indian States.
  • Largest Stainless Steel producer
  • 50% of Aluminum smelting capacity
  • 20% of Steel making capacity
chromite

Chromite

Nickel

Nickel

Bauxite

Bauxite

Manganese

Manganese

Iron Ore

Iron Ore

Coal

Coal

5Ease of Doing Business

Odisha recognised as Leader in implementation of business reforms by DIPP and World Bank

  • Pioneer in Single Window Facilitation
  • Project approval within 15/30 days for green/other industries
  • Single Window Portal for 15 industry related services
  • First-of-its-kind Central Inspection Framework for Industries
  • Industry ready land bank of 1,00,000 acres can be viewed through GIS based Govt. of Odisha Industrial Portal for Land Use and Service (GOiPLUS)

6Eastern Gateway to the ASEAN Region

Gateway
  • Network of National and State highways connect resource- rich hinterland and mother plants to large ports for easy access to the markets of ASEAN Region
  • Paradeep port - largest in the country in terms of cargo handling capacity, networked with other ports at Dhamra and Gopalpur

7Bhubaneswar

The Capital City, Ranked One of the Best Destinations for Business

Gateway
  • Ranked first among 97 cities in the Smart city challenge of Government of India
  • Ranked third best city in India for doing business by World Bank
  • Third lowest cost of living in the country

8Robust Industrial Infrastructure Ecosystem

The Capital City, Ranked One of the Best Destinations for Business

Investment Regions
  • National Investment and Manufacturing Zone at Kaliganagar
  • Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) at Paradeep
  • Port based manufacturing zone at Dhamra
Sector specific industrial clusters :
  • Electronic Manufacturing
  • Aluminum
  • Plastics
  • Food Processing
  • Apparel
  • Sea food
Robust Industrial Infrastructure

9Educational Hub of the East - Availability of Industry-Ready Manpower

The Capital City, Ranked One of the Best Destinations for Business

Large pool of skilled manpower

1,25,000 technical manpower pass out annually from 773 technical training institutions

Presence of national institutes of higher learning
  • International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneshwar
  • Indian Institute of Management (IIM)
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
  • National Institute of Technology (NIT)
  • CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT)
  • Odisha University of Agriculture and Techonology(OUAT)
  • Xavier Institute of Management (XIMB)
Nationally acclaimed research institutions
  • Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar
  • National Research Centre for Water Technology, Bhubaneswar
  • Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
  • Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar
  • National Institute of Science, Education & Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur