Bhubaneswar: In order to augment private investment in major infrastructure projects in the state as envisaged under Viksit Odisha 2036, a six-member team from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) visited Odisha on February 26 and 27,2026.
In this context, the IFC team, comprising senior PPP (Public Private Partnership) specialists and advisors, participated in a meeting under the Chairpersonship of Anu Garg, IAS, Chief Secretary of Odisha held on February 26 at the Lok Seva Bhavan. Secretaries of key infrastructure departments along with officials from PPP Cell, Finance Department also attended the meeting and discussed about sectoral interventions to build a robust State PPP Project Pipeline.
Chief Secretary emphasised on how “Vision 2036” is crucial to the multifaceted recognition of Odisha at the National and Global level. She also discussed about the immediate need for identifying bankable projects in priority sectors like Renewable Energy, transmission, Logistics and transport, urban infrastructure as well as e-mobility.
