On Friday, organizations from Odisha and Singapore signed a number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to expand cooperation in important areas like semiconductors, new energy, developing the skill set, establishing industrial parks, the green hydrogen corridor, and a new city in Bhubaneswar.
In the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, and Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, these Memorandums of Understanding were signed.
On a two-day visit, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam came to investigate commercial prospects across a range of industries. The state’s biennial investment summit, Utkarsh Odisha (Make in Odisha Conclave-2025), has Singapore as its official partner. The dates are set for January 28th and 29th.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan gave President Tharman Shanmugaratnam a hearty welcome at the Biju Patnaik Airport and then visited the World Skill Centre in Bhubaneswar.
“We engaged with different investors in Delhi and Mumbai and also organized road shows to draw investments to the state and be a part of the Utkarsh Odisha Conclave 2025,” Chief Minister Majhi stated. We invited them to visit and make an investment in Odisha. We have promised to supply all infrastructure and support.
“As part of this process, we traveled to Singapore to investigate business opportunities in a variety of fields, including the IT sector, petrochemicals, and semi-conductors; we held a business summit in Singapore and invited the Singapore President to visit our state,” Majhi added.
“As per our request, the President visited the state and we signed MOUs in eight business sectors,” Majhi stated. We are very content. We were able to accomplish all of these objectives within seven months of taking office, and Odisha will greatly benefit from the investments that will eventually come to the state.
According to the chief minister, on Saturday the president would travel to Sun Temple in Konark and Raghurajpur village in Puri district.
“Singapore and Odisha have a lot of potential for cooperation,” Majhi stated.
Key topics like skill development, industrial parks, master planning, ports and Paradip, renewable energy, semiconductors, information technology, data centers, culture, and connectivity were all covered in Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja’s presentation. In these important areas, the presentation emphasized Odisha’s efforts and prospects for cooperation with Singapore.
The President engaged with students and teachers at the World Skill Center’s Vertical Transportation Lab and Travelator Lab, demonstrating Odisha’s dedication to promoting technical education and innovation.
