Odisha is accelerating its transition from a resource-driven economy to a future-ready industrial hub, with investor roadshows in Hyderabad and Kolkata yielding investment commitments of Rs 1.67 lakh crore and the potential to create 1.46 lakh jobs, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Tuesday.
Traditionally
anchored in steel, mining and heavy industries, the state is now sharpening its focus on high-growth, technology-led sectors such as IT and ITES, aerospace and defence, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, technical textiles, chemicals, plastics, packaging and recycling, signalling a decisive shift in its industrial strategy.