Majhi Unveils BCPPER Economic Plan: Odisha's Growth Laboratory Targets $500 Billion by 2047

• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched an economic plan for the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradip Economic Region (BCPPER), calling it the state's laboratory for development and prosperity.
• BCPPER aims to be a major economic growth center, leveraging Bhubaneswar's tech, Cuttack's business, Puri's cultural heritage, and Paradip's port economy.
• Over 80 projects are planned, including metal downstream, biotech, textiles, chemicals, tourism, education, and IT, with modern infrastructure connections.
• NITI Aayog prepared the plan, approving BCPPER's inclusion in the City Economic Region (CER) initiative, with the Union government earmarking Rs 5,000 crore for each CER.
• The region's economy, currently 19% of Odisha's, targets a $500 billion valuation by 2047, with BCPPER being among the first five major city development proposals in India.