New Delhi, March 17 -- Think Change Forum (TCF) has released a report highlighting the need for stronger policy enforcement and faster implementation to accelerate Odisha's economic growth and unlock its full potential as a key driver of eastern India's development.
The report estimates that operationalising just three bauxite mining clusters in the interiors of western Odisha could potentially add around Rs 18,000 crore annually to Odisha's GSDP, generate approximately 15,000 direct jobs and over 50,000 indirect jobs, and catalyse nearly USD 2.5 billion in downstream investment across mineral-bearing districts.
Titled "Odisha 2.0: Building a New Growth Model by Learning from India's Best-Performing States," the report states that the sta...