Paperman Media । Bhubaneswar, October 23
Pahlé India Foundation (PIF) organised a discussion titled “Viksit Odisha: Progress, Prospects and the Road to 2047” at Vivanta Bhubaneswar, DN Square, bringing together government officials, industry representatives and academicians to deliberate on Odisha’s economic growth and development priorities.
Chief Secretary of Odisha, Smt Anu Garg, IAS, attended as the Chief Guest, highlighting the state’s ambition to become a $500 billion economy by 2036 and a $1.5 trillion economy by 2047, aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
She outlined the EDGE framework—Economic Strength, Demography, Geography and Ecosystem—as a key strategy for achieving these goals. Emphasising investment, fiscal prudence, skill development and sustainable resource utilisation, she identified tourism, agriculture, information technology, semiconductors, data centres and the blue economy as important drivers of future growth. She also stressed prosperity, wellness and equity as essential pillars of inclusive development.
Dr Rajiv Kumar, Chairman of Pahlé India Foundation and former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, highlighted the need to transform Odisha’s mineral wealth into high-value industries, including green steel, green aluminium and green hydrogen. He called for expanding merchandise exports from approximately $11 billion to $100 billion by 2036 and integrating less-developed districts into global value chains through better infrastructure, processing facilities and market linkages.
The programme also marked the launch of PIF’s report, supported by Diageo India, titled Unshackling Odisha’s Alcobev Sector: Towards a Business-Driven Partnership Model. The report examines opportunities to strengthen local supply chains, improve regulatory predictability, enhance government-industry collaboration, generate employment and promote sustainable economic growth in Odisha.
