Bhubaneswar, Jan 19 : Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that Odisha was one of the most promising states in the country with significant potential growth of start-ups.
During his address at a meeting of IPICOL and TiE Silicon Valley representatives here, he said the two can have a one—of—its—kind agreement to foster the growth of start-ups in the State.
The chief Minister said the State has some of the premier institutions in the country and the quality of its technical manpower is second to none.
“The policy and regulatory reforms implemented by our State are very conducive to the growth of start-ups. We are already witnessing growth of a number of start-ups across various sectors in the State,” he said.
However, he added, there is a huge potential waiting to be tapped. “With the supporting ecosystem available in the State, my Vision is to see the State amongst the top three start—up destinations in the country in the next two years,” Patnaik said.
He said he is hopeful that TiE Silicon Valley will play an active role to operationalize the agreement with IPICOL besides bringing in greater investment that would gainfully employ State’s youth.
“The State Government is planning to set up incubators in the State to assist start-ups. I am confident that your engagement will ensure setting up of world—class incubators in the State,” the Chief Minister asserted.
Announcing that the State government will soon develop a focused policy for promoting start-ups in the State, he said the State Government looked forward to TiE inputs in ensuring that the Policy is apt and pragmatic and realizes collective Vision.
