BHUBANESWAR: Odisha took a significant step towards strengthening its position as a leading industrial destination with the successful Odisha Investors’ Meet held in Hyderabad, drawing strong participation from industry leaders, business associations, and senior corporate executives. The two-day investment roadshow, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, generated investment proposals totalling over Rs 67,000 crore, with an estimated employment potential of more than 56,000 jobs, underscoring growing investor confidence in the state’s policy framework and governance model.
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said, “Odisha is ready to be one of the growth engines of India. The Odisha Investors’ Meet is a platform to build long-term partnerships that convert investment intent into on-ground outcomes.” He emphasised that the state is positioning itself as a future-ready investment destination through policy stability, competitive costs, and a facilitative and responsive governance framework.
The Odisha Investors’ Meet was organised to enable direct engagement with industry leaders, showcase Odisha’s diversified industrial ecosystem, and accelerate investment decisions across priority and emerging sectors. More than 500 delegates attended the event, representing a wide spectrum of industries, industry associations, and business chambers.
Highlighting the changing geography of India’s industrial growth, the Chief Minister said Odisha is emerging as a key destination under the national vision of Purvodaya. He pointed to the state’s strong infrastructure base, fiscal discipline, and proactive governance as key enablers. Odisha’s strategic advantages—including its long coastline, port-led development model, expanding industrial corridors, and growing multimodal connectivity—position the state as a natural gateway to both domestic and global markets.
“What businesses often find crowded, expensive, and highly competitive elsewhere, they will find accessible, scalable, and facilitative in Odisha. Our role as a government is clear—to enable growth, ensure timely approvals, and provide policy stability so that investors can focus on building and expanding,” the Chief Minister said.
Glad to have joined the Odisha Investors’ Meet in Hyderabad and interacted with industry leaders and business associations. The interactions reaffirmed strong and growing confidence in Odisha as a future-ready investment destination aligned with the national vision of Purvodaya.… pic.twitter.com/mB3XKzffHd
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) December 19, 2025
The event was attended by the Minister for Industries, Sampad Chandra Swain, senior officers of the Government of Odisha, and leaders from top national and international companies. It served as a platform to present Odisha’s evolving industrial ecosystem and emerging opportunities across traditional and new-age sectors.
The meet delivered significant and tangible outcomes. 13 MoUs were signed, representing an investment potential of ₹27,650 crore with an estimated employment generation of 15,905 jobs. In addition, investment intents amounting to ₹39,131 crore were received, with the potential… pic.twitter.com/Igw0hO3hqK
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) December 19, 2025
During the Investors’ Meet, 13 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed, representing a total investment potential of Rs 27,650 crore and an estimated 15,905 jobs created. In addition, investment intents amounting to Rs 39,131 crore were received, with the potential to create over 40,000 employment opportunities. Together, these commitments and intents underscore Odisha’s growing appeal as a diversified, market-driven, and employment-oriented industrial destination.
Strong industry interest was witnessed across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, renewable energy equipment, textiles and technical textiles, electronics, IT and data centres, advanced manufacturing, and allied industries. Emphasising diversification, the Chief Minister noted that Odisha’s growth is increasingly being driven by value-added manufacturing and emerging industries, supported by sector-specific policies, dedicated industrial parks, and robust investment facilitation mechanisms.
Addressing the event, Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain said, “The strong response at the Odisha Investor Meet demonstrates the confidence industry has in Odisha’s policy framework and governance model. The state is committed to ensuring effective implementation, continuous engagement, and seamless facilitation for investors.”
Industry representatives, in turn, acknowledged Odisha’s transparent policies, competitive operating environment, and steadily improving infrastructure, noting the state’s potential as a long-term investment destination.
Strong Engagement on Day One of the Roadshow
Earlier, on the first day of the Hyderabad visit, the Chief Minister led an intensive series of one-to-one interactions with senior leadership from leading companies across priority sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, green energy, textiles, food processing, engineering goods, automotive components, and capital equipment manufacturing.
A total of 15 Government-to-Business (G2B) meetings were conducted, with participation from companies such as Indorama Industries Ltd, Jindal Poly Films (rare earth processing), ABI Showatech Pvt Ltd (defence production), Maruti (metals and downstream sector), among others. These discussions focused on exploring new investment opportunities as well as expanding existing industrial footprints in Odisha.
As a result of these engagements, investment intentions worth approximately Rs 19,500 crore were received on the first day alone, with an employment potential of around 7,500 persons. Additionally, seven MoUs were signed involving investments of Rs 19,200 crore and generating employment opportunities for nearly 12,700 people.
These engagements were held in the presence of the Minister for Industries and Skill Development & Technical Education, Sampad Chandra Swain, and senior state government officials, underscoring the government’s hands-on approach to investor facilitation.
The Odisha Investors’ Meet in Hyderabad reaffirmed the state’s commitment to sustained industry engagement and partnership-driven growth. By combining policy clarity, infrastructure readiness, and proactive governance, Odisha continues to position itself as a key contributor to India’s future industrial and economic expansion.
