Bhubaneswar: Additional chief secretary (industries) Hemant Sharma on Wednesday presented the outcomes of a year marked by investment commitments worth Rs 16.7 lakh crore with the potential to generate 12.9 lakh jobs. Under Utkarsh Odisha, the flagship business summit held in Bhubaneswar in Jan last year, 261 of the 593 projects announced have been approved, involving investments of Rs 5.82 lakh crore across 29 districts and more than 20 sectors. “As many as 103 projects have already been grounded or inaugurated, accounting for investments of Rs 2.14 lakh crore with potential creation of 1.56 lakh jobs,” he said.
