Glad to share that #Odisha has been ranked fifth in the country in attracting investment, as per @NITIAayog’s latest ‘Investment Friendliness Index (IFI) Report prepared based on performance in 2023-24. Odisha has an overall score of 52.4% compared to 56.6% of Gujarat.
From bankruptcy in 2000, to stand tall among top states in attracting investment across India is immensely satisfactory for me. The turnaround from a laggard state to a beacon state is a story of our sustained reform, fiscal discipline and transformative governance under the principles of #5T which is now being celebrated by present Odisha BJP Government.
Odisha has scored ahead of several double engine governments in many parameters while it has emerged as shining beacon in prudent fiscal management across the country, which has been praised by NITI Aayog. Total outstanding liabilities stood at just 16% of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), while interest payments were only 1.38% of GSDP, which is lowest across the country. Odisha accounted for nearly half of India’s mineral output and close to a quarter of the nation’s coal production. And I wonder where are the so-called double engine governments?
Our sustained effort, policy interventions and discipline have turned the state into a magnet for investment. It has empowered Odisha to invest in people‑centric welfare initiatives. It helped us in investing in pioneering schemes like #BSKY, #KALIA, and #MissionShakti to #SkillDevelopment, #OdishaSchoolTransformation, Tribal welfare, #DisasterManagement, infrastructure development, irrigation projects, poverty alleviation and fund our own food security scheme without waiting for handouts from the Centre. I convey my deepest gratitude to the people of Odisha, whose steadfast partnership has powered this remarkable journey of transformation.
I am happy that Odisha BJP is chest thumping the achievement of Biju Janata Dal as its own. But I am worried with the way the Odisha double engine govt is mis-managing finances, it could push the state into same path of bankruptcy which we inherited 25 years back.
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#GoodGovernance
#OdishaLeads
Humble tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives in the #JallianwalaBagh massacre in 1919. Their supreme sacrifice marked a decisive turning point in India’s struggle for freedom, awakening the nation’s conscience. On this solemn day, let us honour their memory by dedicating our lives to nation-building.
Glad to meet Samajwadi Party President, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Member of Parliament @yadavakhilesh ji. We had a meaningful discussion on several contemporary issues. Thanked him for the courtesy visit.