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Odisha set to unveil Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy 2025|

Bhubaneswar, Dec 14 (UNI) The Odisha Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy 2025, aiming to attract investments and enhance ease of doing business will be unceailed by the state goverment on December 16.
The policy, which is also expected to create large-scale employment opportunities in the state's life sciences sector, would be unveiled during the Odisha Pharma Summit 2025 here.
The summit will bring together pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, startups, innovators, healthcare experts, investors, and industry stakeholders to explore emerging opportunities in Odisha's growing healthcare manufacturing sector.
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Odisha launches Rs 141 50 cr drought mitigation programme to bolster agro sector

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Swami Vivekananda statue installed at Income Tax officers' training campus

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EC orders strict scrutiny of documents in voter list revision hearings

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