Mumbai, Oct 29 (PTI) To attract investment in sectorslike tourism, chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals, adelegation from Odisha will be on a six-day visit to Japanand Thailand from tomorrow.
The delegation, led by the state's finance minister,Shashi Bhusan Behera, will include senior government officialsand members of the business community, a release issued heresaid.
"The objective of the visit is to initiateconversation with prospective investors from Japan andThailand while highlighting the benefits of investing in focussectors, including downstream and ancillary industries inmetal sector - chemicals, plastics and petrochemicals -electronics manufacturing, food processing, apparel andtourism," Odisha's principal secretary Sanjeev Chopra said.
The Odisha government is working towards attracting Rs2.5 lakh crore of investment and create three million new jobsthrough industrial development in the focus sectors. PTI SMSSMGK.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.