The Odisha Vision 2036 Conclave's inaugural session was conducted at the Utkal University on Thursday. The idea is to engage scholars, practitioners and policymakers to prepare a roadmap for speedy and sustainable development in the State by the year 2036 when Odisha shall celebrate the centenary year of its formation.
The initiative in this regard had begun in March 2021 among Orissa Economics Association (OEA) members like Amarendra Das, Keshab Das, Udaya Shankar Mishra and Deepak Kumar Mishra.
The present conclave is an attempt to provide a platform for inputs and insights on issues like economic backwardness, State income, agricultural progress, industrial development, social sectors, employment, migration, status of women, services sector and traditional and knowledge-intensive modern enterprises. The first day of the three-day event being organised by the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University; School of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and OEA was attended by Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal, Vice-Chancellor Prof Sabita Acharya, Odisha State Higher Education Council Vice-Chairman Prof Asoka Das, MLA Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik, Panchanan Kanungo, Tathagata Satpathy, Prof Padmaja Mishra; Prof Bhabesh Sen among others.
The Governor expressed his confidence in Odisha emerging as a superpower in upcoming days.