Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati addresses the House during the first day of the state Assembly’s Budget session, in Bhubaneswar, on February 17, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Odisha aims to increase the State’s contribution to national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 3% to 5%, with average annual growth rising from 7% to 9.5% through reforms in investment, execution, and technology adoption, said Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati on Tuesday (February 17, 2026). Delivering his inaugural address in the budget session of Odisha Legislative Assembly, Mr. Kambhampati presented State’s strong economic fundamentals and planned massive infrastructure proposals that would give push for further momentum to economic growth. “The State targets raising per capita income from Rs 1.8 lakh to Rs 32 lakh by 2047, improving living standards, reducing multidimensional poverty to 5%, increasing female labour force participation to 70%, raising life expectancy beyond 80 years and eliminating anaemia and malnutrition, in alignment with India’s Vision and global best practices,” he said. “Under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central government’s recent approvals for …