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Eastern India remained backward during Cong rule, now emerging as gateway to growth: PM
The Political and Business Daily
|June 21, 2026
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said eastern India, which remained backward during the Congress rule, was now emerging as a gateway to progress and development.
Addressing a public meeting at Rairangpur in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district after unveiling projects worth over Rs 47,600 crore, Modi said the state was rapidly moving ahead on the path of development.
“Eastern India, which remained backward during the Congress rule, is now emerging as a gateway to progress and development," he said.
Modi said the Centre's vision was to develop the country through the progress of eastern India, and that the government was working on the policy of 'Purvodaya’.
"Odisha is rapidly progressing on the path of development. The Centre's vision is to develop India through the growth of the eastern region. That is why we are working on the policy of 'Purvodaya’,” he said.
The PM said the BJP government in Odisha was converting the state's resources into opportunities and claimed that investment proposals worth nearly Rs 20 lakh crore have been received so far.
After a visit to President Droupadi Murmu's in-laws’ village of Pahadpur in Mayurbhanj district earlier in the day on her 68th birthday, Modi announced it will be developed as a ‘solar village’, ensuring solar power generation in every household.
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