CM Mohan Majhi seeks special tourism package for Odisha in Union Budget
New Indian ExpressBHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday sought a special package for the development of the tourism sector in Odisha in the central budget for 2025-26. At the pre-budget consultation meeting, presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Jaisalmer, he said the state needs about Rs 10,000 crore investment to create world-class tourism infrastructure. The chief minister also sought support from the Centre to create an eco-system to attract investment to Odisha to implement Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make the state growth engine of the country in the coming years. Implementation of central projects like Sagarmala, east coast economic corridor and national waterway 5 should be expedited to significantly augment Odisha’s industrialisation, he said and suggested a dedicated central scheme under ‘Purvodaya’ initiative be introduced for critical infrastructure development in eastern states, including Odisha.