Bhubaneswar: Odisha under the leadership of its Chief Minister Mohan Majhi has successfully wound up the Kolkata Roadshow with signing as many as 46 MoUs entailing a total investment of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Addressing the Odisha Investors’ Meet Roadshow at ITC Sonar, Kolkata, the Chief Minister said, here on Saturday, “The State is ready to co-anchor the next phase of industrial growth in the East under the vision of Purvodaya, through collaboration, integrated value chains, and shared prosperity.”
The Chief Minister said during the Road show “Odisha is financially strong and economically secure and is rapidly transforming from a resource-based economy to a value-addition and advanced manufacturing hub, driven by speed, scale, and sustainability. He highlighted Odisha’s strategic coastline and ports at Paradip, Dhamra, and Gopalpur as key enablers of port-led industrialisation serving eastern and central India.
The meet featured 130 Exclusive high-level interactions, along with 4 sectoral roundtables. The Hosiery, Apparel Accessories & Technical Textile Roundtable saw participation from CXO-level representatives of 18 leading companies. The Metal Ancillary, Downstream & Engineering Goods, Roundtable saw participation of 22 Companies. The Plastic, Chemical, Packaging & Recycling, Roundtable saw participation of 24 Companies. While the Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Biotech Roundtable brought together 24 companies, reflecting deep industry engagement in strategic sectors.
Concrete Investment Outcome MoUs with IIF worth 1 lakh Crore
These engagements translated into tangible outcomes. During the Kolkata roadshow:
• 27 MoUs were signed with an investment potential of ₹81,864 crore, generating over 63,161 jobs.
• 19 investment intent proposals were received, amounting to ₹18,453 crore, with the potential to create over 27,591 employment opportunities.
The Odisha Investors’ Meet Roadshow in Kolkata saw participation from over 500 industry leaders, business associations, and institutional stakeholders, offering a comprehensive view of Odisha’s industrial ecosystem, infrastructure readiness, and policy-driven growth model.
Addressing the gathering, the CM highlighted opportunities across renewable energy equipment, textiles, pharmaceuticals, electronics, IT, data centres, and advanced manufacturing, while inviting industry especially from West Bengal, Jharkhand, and the North-Eastern states to expand, diversify, and grow with Odisha.
Odisha Minister Industries Sampad Chandra Swain said “The Kolkata engagements covered a wide spectrum of sectors including Hosiery, Apparel Accessories & Technical Textile, Metal Ancillary, Downstream & Engineering Goods, Plastic, Chemical, Packaging & Recycling, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices & Biotech. This sectoral diversity reflects Odisha’s steady transition towards a value-added, diversified, and future-ready industrial economy.Odisha reiterated its commitment to contributing to this national priority by creating tourism-ready investment clusters and strengthening ancillary and innovation ecosystems.”
Odisha government is organising Enterprise Odisha on 27–28 January 2026 in Rourkela, which will showcase Odisha’s industrial capabilities, MSME strengths, startup ecosystem, and investment-ready infrastructure across the State.
