Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has already started receiving proposals from industrial houses to set up their units ahead of its Make in Odisha Conclave to be held in November.

A senior official of the industries department said: "We have received proposals for setting up a mobile phone and an electric vehicle manufacturing units in Odisha."

"Mobile phone major Gionee has evinced interest to set up a mobile phone manufacturing facility in Odisha. A Gionee team has sought some information regarding this and we will soon reply them. We will get a concrete picture of the investment proposal before the second edition of the Make in Odisha Conclave in November," he said.

The official also said: "Shree Bharat Motors is planning to set up a electric car manufacturing factory. It is in the initial stage."

An official delegation under the leadership of industries minister Ananta Das is now on a visit to Germany, Italy and Saudi Arabia to woo foreign investment.

"The team is trying its best to attract investment to the state," said the official.

In the first edition of Make in Odisha Conclave in 2016, the state had received 124 proposals, of which 76 proposals are in various stages of implementation.

"Out of Rs 2.02 lakh crore of investment proposals, Rs 1.8 lakh crore has already been invested in various sectors," he said.

In the first edition, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) had supported the Odisha government. However, it has backed out from supporting Odisha government's biggest industrial conclave to be held in November this year. So, the state government has roped in the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) to support its cause of industrialisation.

"We hope to get more investment in the state because of our pro-industry policy," said the official.

He further said: "We have introduced a single-window portal for industries called Go-Swift (single-window investor facilitation and tracking). An industrial house can apply through Go-Swift for all major clearances and GET support during the entire investment lifecycle of its projects. Any issues will be addressed immediately," he said.