‘Odisha land of opportunity for start-ups’

New chairman of CII Odisha State Council Sashi Sekhar Mohanty on Wednesday termed Odisha as a land of opportunity for start-ups, be it of medium or mega scale.

Talking at the conference on ‘Odisha: A land of opportunities for MSMEs, Entrepreneurs, IT and Industries’ organised by the CII State Council, he said that, “There are more than 1,500 start-ups in the State and objective is to set up 5,000 more start-ups by 2025. Odisha truly defines future destination for IT industry among tier-2 cities.”

CII Eastern Region deputy chairman Shiv Siddharth Kaul opined that Odisha needs thriving MSMEs as much as big industrial houses. MSMEs cannot thrive without market and it is the duty of big industries to connect them with various regions.