ORISSA

• Forest based products provide livelihood to a large section of the population. About 11 million dependent directly or indirectly on forests for employment.
• As percentage of national reserves, iron ore forms 32.9 per cent, bauxite (50 per cent), nickel (95 per cent), chromite (98 per cent) and coal (24 per cent).
• Numbers of working units in large and medium industries, small scale units and cottage and handicraft industries are 334, 59079 and 492471 respectively.
• The fixed investments in the above sectors in USD million are 409, 274 and 117.
• Team Orissa would like to describe the state as a land of opportunities and India’s top industrial investment destination.

GOA

• New projects on the anvil include software technology park, integrated infrastructure development scheme park, film city, growth centres, ASIDE, food / wine / bio-tech / pharma parks.
• Sky bus project.
• A flourishing trading culture, and major port.
• Friendly people in a healthy environment.
• Smart alternative for the smart investor.
• Electric atmosphere.
• Extensive support systems.

HIMACHAL PRADESH

• Investment opportunities in IT, bio-tech and tourism, hydro-electricity.
• Far reaching bio-technology and eco-tourism policies.
• Impressive network of roadways, railways, aviation and waterways.
• Peaceful and serene atmosphere, consistent political framework.
• Housing sector open to investors from outside the state for the first time.
• Baddi, the newfound love nest of the Indian industry, has attracted 75 per cent of the Rs 35,000 crore invested in the state. 

KERALA

• Strategic location on the trans-national trade corridor.
• Well connected road and rail network.
• Three international airports at Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Cochin.
• An international seaport with container cargo-handling facility at Cochin.
• Excellent communication network.
• Highest density of science and technology personnel.
• 100% literate workforce
• Rich natural resources—minerals, marine and agri-products.
  

September 2010