PM inaugurates 'Utkarsh Odisha' – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 and the Make in Odisha Exhibition in Bhubaneswar on 28 January 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 and the Make in Odisha Exhibition in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on 28 January 2025. Modi called the Utkarsh Odisha conclave the biggest business summit in Odisha to date, with about 5–6 times more investors participating than before. Modi noted it was his second visit to Odisha in January 2025, after inaugurating the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event, and pointed to industrial parks and investment regions coming up at Paradip and Gopalpur.
Key facts
- Date
- 28 January 2025
- Place
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Event
- Utkarsh Odisha – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025
- Scale
- Biggest business summit in Odisha so far; ~5–6× more investors
- Investment regions
- Paradip and Gopalpur (petro and petrochemicals)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
'Utkarsh Odisha' – Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 was inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 28 January 2025 in which city?
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Correct answer: A — Bhubaneswar
PIB 2096929: the PM inaugurated the conclave and exhibition in Bhubaneswar on 28 January 2025.
At the Utkarsh Odisha conclave, the PM referred to dedicated industrial parks and investment regions for the petro and petrochemical sector at which two places in Odisha?
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Correct answer: A — Paradip and Gopalpur
PIB 2096929: dedicated industrial parks and investment regions were being developed in Paradip and Gopalpur.