The Orissa government has put in place its first ever public-private-partnership (PPP) policy 2007, which is aimed at creating a conducive environment for leveraging state resources.
This will be done by attracting investment from the private sector, and utilise its efficiency, innovativeness and flexibility to provide quality infrastructure and services at an optimal cost.
The policy will be applied to 18 core projects in sectors like port, road, railways, special economic zone, IT parks, power projects and urban services.
The state government has, meanwhile, lined up 32 projects worth to the tune of Rs 12,000-crore to be implemented under the PPP model.