Bhubaneswar: Odisha concluded its two-day Utkarsha Odisha -Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 with historic investment commitments.
The valedictory session was graced by the Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Maihi, here on Wednesday.
The event witnessed an unprecedented gathering of industry leaders, global delegates, investors, and policymakers. The conclave witnessed an overwhelming response, with a total of 145 investment-related Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) being signed, paving the way for transformative industrial projects and partnerships in Odisha.
The MoUs worth ₹12.89 lakh crores of investment received across 16 diverse sectors such as chemicals & petrochemicals, textiles, mining and metallurgy, renewable energy, IT/ ITeS, tourism, and food processing. These investments are expected to generate over 8.94 lakh job opportunities, creating a significant socio-economic impact and en suring inclusive growth across the state.
Along with the MoUs, the departments also received 448 investment intention forms with investment value of ₹3.84 lakh crores and employment potential of 3.92 Lakh.
The Utkarsh Odisha Conclave turns out to be a huge success with the state receiving a total of 593 projects with an investment of ₹16.73 lakh crores and employment potential of 12.88 Lakhs across over 20 sectors, The projects are spread over all the 30 districts of Odisha and belong to over 20 distinct sectors.
The credit for the grand success of the Utkarsha Odisha 2025 goes to chief minister Mohan Majhi, industry minister Sampad Swain and additional chief secretary, industries Hemant Sharma. They led the Team Odisha at Delhi amd Mumbai Road Shows and visited Singapore in their attempt to get big ticket investors for the Conclave.
