Bhubaneswar: A high- level delegation led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will be visiting Japan from April 4 to promote investment opportunities in the 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 IPICOL Managing Director Bhupendar Poonia.
Secretary to CM(5T) V K Pandian and Special secretary to CM Vineel Krishna are also accompanying the Chief Minister during the Japan tour.
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.
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. It 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.
The delegation also planned to explore possible collaboration in training and development of sports talent in Odisha in view of the significant strides made by Odisha in development of the sports ecosystem.
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 the Chief Minister to visit Japan.
