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Odisha offers best incentive for investors: CM

Hyderabad, Oct 17 (UNI) Inviting investors of the both Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to invest in the state, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday evening that his government would provide ‘best incentive’ in the country and appealed to the investors to be a partner in the state’s growth.
Addressing at a ‘Odisha investors meet’ here organized by Odisha Government in collaboration with the Federation of India Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) ahead Odisha Conclave 22 to showcase the state’s entrepreneurial prowess, Naveen Patnaik requested the industry leaders to participate in Make in Odisha Conclave (MIO)to be held in Bhubaneswar from November 30 to Dec 4, and be a partner in its transformational journey of Odisha.
MIO’s aims to provide a platform for industry leaders from across the world to discuss a roadmap for industrial development in the coming years, he said “Odisha is one of the fastest growing economies in India and has consistently grown above the national average in the last decade and a half.
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