Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said eastern India, which remained backward during the Congress rule, is 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 Odisha is 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 is to develop the country through the development of eastern India, and that the government is working on the policy of 'Purvodaya'.
"Odisha is rapidly progressing on the path of development. The vision of the Centre is to develop India through the development of eastern India. That is why we are working on the policy of 'Purvodaya'," he said.
The PM said the BJP government in Odisha is converting the state's resources into opportunities and claimed that investment proposals worth nearly Rs 20 lakh crore have so far been received.
He also extended birthday greetings to President Droupadi Murmu, saying she has strengthened Odisha's identity.
President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, and Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of projects at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj.
