By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday night has reached Singapore, where he will fly to Tokyo in Japan.
5T Secretary VK Pandian shared a video message of Chief Minister Patnaik at Singapore Airport while on his way to Japan.
‘We are at Singapore Airport on way to Japan, 7 hours of flights is there,” Pandian said in the message while requesting CM Patnaik to share his views.
How do you look forward for investment? When 5T Secretary asked, CM Patnaik replied “I am looking forward investment in IT, Tourism, Sports and other sectors,’. CM Patnaik concluded his message by citing ‘Jay Jagannatha’.
With Odisha Investors’ Meets and Make in Odisha Conclaves drawing global attention, CM Patnaik is being leading a High level delegation to Japan to promote investment opportunities in this eastern Indian State.
The delegation includes the Minister of Industries, MSME, and Energy Pratap Keshari Deb, Chief Secretary P K Jena , Principal Secretary, Industries Department Hemant Sharma, Principal Secretary, E&IT Department Manoj Mishra, and Managing Director, IPICOL Bhupendar Poonia. From the Chief Minister office V K Pandian, Secretary to CM(5T) and Vineel Krishna, Special secretary to CM are accompanying the Chief Minister during the Japan tour.
During their visit, the high-level delegation will conduct one-to-one meetings with potential investors, host the Odisha Business Meet Tokyo 2023, and hold an interactive meeting with the Odia diaspora in Japan.
The delegation will also make a visit to the Kimitsu Steel Works and the R&D Center of Nippon Steel Corporation. Further, the delegation will also explore avenues of collaboration in the areas of skill development and high-tech start-ups.
The state delegation will also hold a roundtable discussion in Kyoto on opportunities for collaboration between Japan and Odisha in the Tourism sector, focusing on Buddhist and Eco-Tourism related sites in Odisha. Moreover, in view of the significant strides made by Odisha in development of the sports ecosystem, it is also planned to explore possible collaboration in training and development of sports talent in Odisha.
The visit of the Chief Minister to Japan reinforces the commitment of the state government to promote Odisha as a favourable investment destination and strengthen the emerging economic and cultural ties with Japan. During the Make in Odisha conclave 2022, Japan was a country partner and the Ambassador to Japan in India participated in the plenary session and had invited Chief Minister to visit Japan.
A Business Delegation from Odisha, consisting of select industries in the Steel, Aluminium, Textiles, Food and Sea-Food processing, and Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia sectors, will also accompany the delegation to explore opportunities for collaboration with Japanese business houses.
