GENERAL INFORMATION

  Capital                    : Bhubaneswar                              
  Area                       : 155,707 Sq. Km.
  Population                 : 31,659,736
  Principal Languages        : Oriya, Bengali
  Urbanization rate          : 13.43%
  Literacy rate              : 49%
  State Domestic Product     : Rs. 129222 mln. (1992-93, 
                               At current prices)
  Per Capita State Income    : Rs. 3963.14 (1992-93,
                               At current prices)
  No. of Districts           : 13
  Cities                     : Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri
  
UINFRASTRUCTURE
  
POWER SCENARIO

                                  (At the beginig of 1993-94)
                  ------------------------------------------- 
                  Present installed Capacity          1732 MW
                  Share of Central Sector              131 MW
                                                     --------
                  Total  Capacity                     1863 MW
                                                     ========
  
                  Energy Available                     717 MW
                  Captive Power Plant                   68 MW
                  Peak Demand (92-93)                 1272 MW
                  Present Deficit                       43.6%
                  Capacity under installation         1946 MW
                  Additional Energy available         1119 MW
                  Additional Installed                       
                  Capacity of Central Sectors          518 MW
                  Expected Energy Available            268 MW
                  Total Energy Available (Addl)       2103 MW
                  -------------------------------------------
  
  No. of Bank Branches                      : 1,944
  Railway Route Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area    : 12.7 Km.
  Road Length  Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area     : 788 Km.
  Major Ports                               : Paradeep
  Airports                                  : Bhubaneswar
  No. of Telephone offices                  : 2409
  No. of Telephone exchanges                :  538
  Persons  per telephone set                :  352
  
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
  
  Industries   : Steel  Plant,  Heavy  Water  Project,  Coach  Repairing
                 Workshop, Aluminum Smelter, Fertilizers.
  
  Crops        : Rice, Groundnut, Soyabean, Pulses, Jute, Mesta,  Sugar-
                 cane,  Coconut, Turmeric, Forest  Products: Sal,  Teak,
                 Rosewood, Lac, Tusser, Silk, Medinicinal Plants,  Tendu
                 Leaves
  
  Minerals     : Iron  Ore, Manganese Ore, Cromite, Coal, Bauxite,  Lime
                 Stone, Quartz, Quartzite, Granite, Dolomite, Fire Clay,
                 Nickel Ore, Mineral  Sands, Semi Precious Stones.
  
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
  
  -    Supply of land and water at subsidised rates.
  
  -    Investment  grant at the rate of 10% to 25% of the fixed  capital
       cost upto Rs. 2.5 mln. for specified locations.
  
  -    Assistance on technical know how fees upto Rs. 0.2 mln.
  
FISCAL CONCESSIONS
  
  -    Exemption/deferment  of  sales tax on finished goods for 7  to  9
       years.
  
  -    Exemption from octroi/entry toll.
  
  -    Concessional power tariff. Others.
  
  -    Single Window Clearing agency
  
  -    Entrepreneur Assistance cell
  
Contact Address
  
  MANAGING DIRECTOR
  Industrial Promotion and Investment
  Corporation of Orissa Ltd. (IPICOL)
  IPICOL House, Janpath, 
  Bhubaneswar
  Phone : 91 674 50632; 52428 
  Fax   : 91 674 51216