Odisha CM Secures Rs 48,330 Cr Investments in Gujarat Roadshow

Bhubaneswar, India -- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi secured investment commitments worth Rs 48,330 crore during a three-day investors' roadshow in Gujarat, officials said, with the pledges expected to generate more than 67,000 direct and indirect jobs across multiple sectors.

The roadshows, held in Ahmedabad, Mundra and Vadodara earlier this week, drew over 700 participants, including industry leaders and stakeholders. The Odisha delegation, led by Majhi and including Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain, Chief Secretary Anu Garg and Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma, signed eight memorandums of understanding and received 63 investment intention forms, for a total of 71 intents.

Majhi positioned Odisha as an emerging industrial hub in eastern India, drawing parallels to Gujarat's role in the west. "Gujarat has powered India's west. Odisha is now ready to power India's east, offering scale, speed and strategic access to the next frontier of growth," he told gatherings of over 500 representatives in Ahmedabad. He emphasized the state's long coastline, operational ports such as Paradip, Dhamra and Gopalpur, and access to the Bay of Bengal and Indo-Pacific...