Government of Odisha · Economic Survey 2025–26
The Odisha Economy
at a Glance
A structured overview of Odisha’s growth, fiscal health, industry, agriculture, and social development in 2025–26.
7.9%Real GDP Growth
0.1%Inflation Rate
₹9.88L CrEconomy Size
48.7%Female LFPR
Macroeconomic Overview
Economic Growth · Inflation · Employment
7.9%
Real GDP Growth (2025-26)
↑ Above national 7.4%
₹9.88L Cr
Economy Size at Current Prices
2025-26 Estimate
0.1%
Inflation Rate (Apr–Dec 2025)
↓ From 6% in 2024-25
₹1,86,761
Per Capita Income (Current Prices)
↑ 9.2% over 2024-25
Inflation Control
- Crashed to 0.1% in 2025-26, down sharply from 6% the prior year
- Led by food inflation control via buffer-stock augmentation
- Strategic open-market grain sales and trade modulation
Employment Highlights
- Worker Population Ratio (WPR): 62% vs all-India 57.7%
- Female WPR: 47.3% vs all-India 39%
- Agriculture & Allied employs 48.6% of workforce
- Industry 27.5%; structural transformation underway
Trade & Digital
- FTAs with UK, EU, Mercosur, UAE, Australia, EFTA, Oman, Mauritius, NZ
- Flights: 19,420 → 35,740 thousand (2021-22 to 2024-25)
- 30 Indian + 4 international city connections
- AI Policy 2025: 4 Cs framework; 90% internet target by 2029
Fiscal Development
Resilience · Revenue · Expenditure Quality
₹2.90L Cr
Budget Outlay (29.3% of GSDP)
↑ 27.7% YoY
3.5%
Fiscal Deficit (% of GSDP)
Within FRBM limits
6.6%
Capital Outlay / GSDP
Highest — major states
13.6%
Debt-to-GSDP Ratio
Lowest — major states
Revenue Profile
- Revenue receipts: ₹2.32 lakh crore (grew 26.1%)
- Own revenue: 54.3% of total receipts — rising self-reliance
- Own tax ₹66,000 cr: GST, Sales Tax & Excise = 81.7%
- Own non-tax ₹60,000 cr: Mining royalties = 79.1%
- Central transfers: ₹1.06 lakh crore
Quality of Spending
- Revenue 69% / Capital 31% expenditure split
- Development expenditure / GSDP: 21.3% (up from 17.9%)
- Healthcare spend: 8.4% of budget — above 15th FC norm of 8%
- IPRR: 2.8% — well below 15% threshold
- Revenue surplus: 3.2% of GSDP
Fiscal Innovations
- Gender, child & nutrition budgeting frameworks
- Just-in-Time Funding System (JiTFS)
- Budget Stabilization Fund
- Multi-year budget ceiling system
- SUBHADRA & Samrudha Krushak Yojana citizen schemes
★ Exam Edge — Fiscal Clinchers
- Highest capital-outlay-to-GSDP ratio among all major states (6.6%)
- Lowest debt-to-GSDP ratio among all major states (13.6%)
- Revenue surplus state — fiscal deficit 3.5% within FRBM norms
- Healthcare spend 8.4% vs all-states average of 5.7%
Agriculture, Livestock & Forestry
Output · Procurement · Diversification
150 LMT
Record Foodgrain Production (2024-25)
All-time high
165%
Cropping Intensity
↑ from 158%
78%
Paddy Procurement Rate
↑ from 61%
37.6%
Forest + Tree Cover of State Area
3rd highest national rise
Crop Production
- Rice: 118.6 lakh MT; Maize: 11.7 lakh MT (Mukhyamantri Maka Mission)
- Millets up 62.7% under Shree Anna Abhiyan
- Cotton up 39.3%; paddy share in GCA reduced from 47% to 44%
- NSA: 56.3 lakh ha; GCA: 92.8 lakh ha
Procurement & MSP
- Paddy MSP: ₹2,300/quintal + ₹800 input assistance
- 92.6 lakh MT procured from 19.73 lakh farmers
- Ragi MSP: ₹4,290/quintal via TDCCOL
- Agri credit: ₹76,100 crore (CAGR 20.8%)
Livestock & Forest
- Milk production: 27.1 lakh MT; Eggs: 406 crore (CAGR 13.8%, ranked 10th)
- First state with statewide goat AI — Black Bengal, Ganjam breed
- Forest cover: 58,597 sq km; 559 sq km net gain — 3rd nationally
- SAPCC (2021-2030): 12 priority climate action sectors
Blue Economy
Fisheries · Ports · Maritime Trade
With a 575-km coastline on the Bay of Bengal, Odisha is positioned as an Eastern Gateway — integrating fisheries, maritime trade, tourism, and clean energy into a comprehensive Blue Economy strategy.
4th
Largest Fish Producer in India
11.92 lakh MT production
₹4,708 Cr
Marine Exports (CAGR 7.7%)
USA, China, Vietnam, Japan, EU
12,130 MW
Offshore Wind Energy Potential
Vision 2047
2,425 km
Inland Waterways (64.1% navigable)
NW-5: Paradip–Dhamra–Kalinganagar
Major Ports Performance
Paradip Port
17.62% of national cargo · 145 → 150 MMT
No. 1 in bulk cargo nationally. Target 500 MMTPA by 2047.
Dhamra Port
20.7 → 46.1 MMT throughput
Non-major port — throughput more than doubled.
Gopalpur Port
1.1 → 6.0 MMT throughput
Coastal shipping gateway — 5× growth recorded.
Fisheries Sub-Sectors
- Freshwater 66% · Marine 20% · Brackish 14% of total production
- Now a net exporter of freshwater fish
- Proposed Odisha Shrimp Mission; White Leg Shrimp cultivation
- NABAMITRA app + ISRO transponders for fisher safety at sea
Vision 2036 / 2047
- Fisheries share in agri-GSDP: 10.6% → 20–25%
- Total fish production target: 5 million MT
- Deep-sea fishing expansion via ICAR-CIFT MoU
- Offshore wind capacity target under Vision 2047
Industrial Sector
Manufacturing · Mining · Investment Climate
41.3%
Industry Share of GSVA (~₹3.6 lakh crore)
Growth 6.4% — above national 6.2%
₹15.1L Cr
Investment Commitments (2025)
275 MoUs · 10.8L jobs potential
43.7%
Share of National Mineral Production Value
₹64,785 crore — leading state
₹85.5k Cr
Merchandise Exports (CAGR 12.6%)
Metals & Minerals — 85% share
Industrial Composition
- Manufacturing 45.6% · Construction 23.3% · Mining 23.1% · Utilities 8%
- Employs ~59 lakh workers
- Organized sector: 97% of output, 91.5% of GVA
- Dominated by the basic metals segment
- Manufacturing output: ₹3 → ₹5 lakh crore (2018-19 to 2023-24)
Investment Highlights
- Make in Odisha 2025: 275 MoUs, ₹15.1 lakh crore commitments
- 10.8 lakh employment potential from new MoUs
- 244 new projects worth ₹5.6 lakh crore
- Roadshows: Delhi (IOCL), Hyderabad, Kolkata; Odisha TEX; Pharma Summit
Ease of Doing Business
- GO-SWIFT: integrated single-window clearance platform
- GO-SMILE: digitized inspection system
- Odisha Jan Vishwas Ordinance Bill 2025
- Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices Policy 2025
- MSMEs: 23.5 lakh registered (Jan 2026); 99.5% micro/informal
Handlooms & Handicrafts
- 61 approved crafts; 1.61 lakh artisans supported
- Multiple GI-tagged products across the state
- Support via work-sheds, finance & marketing linkages
- India-UK FTA projected to boost marine exports by 70%
Services Sector
Financial Services · ICT · Tourism · AI Policy
39.1%
Services Share of GSVA (₹3.4 lakh crore)
Growth 9.3% — above national 9.1%
₹12,900 Cr
ICT Exports 2023-24
↑ from ₹4,500 Cr in 2019-20
113.8L
Tourists Visited (2024-25)
↑ 14% YoY
>95%
Adults with Bank Accounts
Financial inclusion milestone
Financial Inclusion
- Deposits: ₹5.99 lakh crore (+12.2%); Advances: ₹4.5 lakh crore (+10.7%)
- Cooperatives supply ~57% of short-term crop loans
- SHG/JLG credit linkages expanded across districts
Employment in Services
- Workforce: 59.5 lakh (up from 46.3 lakh), CAGR 6.5%
- Women in advanced services: 13.4% CAGR vs 5.6% for men
- Hotels & restaurants real growth: 19.4%
- High-value services spend: ~₹60,000 crore (~30% of households)
GCCs & Tourism
- BharatNetra GCC in collaboration with Singapore’s GFTN
- Target: >₹1,000 crore + 50,000 jobs by 2030
- Tourism ~13% of state GDP; MICE, Caravan tourism
- Nimantran restaurants; Mahanadi Riverfront development
AI Policy 2025 — The 4 Cs Framework
C
Connectivity
Internet penetration 90% by 2029 and 130% by 2036
C
Compute
AI computing power scaled from 5 MW to 45 MW by 2036
C
Context
Odia & tribal language datasets; 7 AI Innovation Centres statewide
C
Competency
AI curricula integrated in schools; STEM programmes expanded
Infrastructure
Roads · Railways · Power · Digital · Disaster
₹65,010 Cr
Capital Outlay 2025-26 BE
CAGR 30% since 2021-22
2,191 kWh
Per-Capita Power Consumption
vs national 1,400 kWh
16.5%
AT&C Losses (Power)
↓ Halved from 29.5%
3,243 km
Rail Network Length
~100% electrified
Roads & Railways
- Road spend: ₹8,671 cr → ₹20,228 cr (CAGR 24%); Road Policy 2025
- State highways to be upgraded to 4-lane standard (OSHA)
- Expressways: North-South (638 km), Atal (Motu–Tiring), NAMO
- 6 Vande Bharat trains; railway projects worth >₹90,000 crore
- Railway passengers: 344 → 935 lakh (CAGR 39.5%)
Aviation & Power
- B-MAAN Scheme: ₹4,182 crore for 2025-30; 5 airports (1 international)
- Passenger traffic CAGR 31%; 30 domestic + 4 intl city connections
- Power surplus state; exported >600 MW; installed capacity 8,906 MW
- New renewable energy target: 70% of capacity by 2047
Digital & Disaster Mgmt
- Telecom subscriptions: 3.4 → 3.6 crore (fastest growth in India)
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission + AI-enabled surveillance
- Zero Casualty mission: ODRAF battalions, Doppler radars
- Platforms: SATARK, SAMARTH, SARPA app; Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme
Human Capital
Demography · Education · Skills · Sports
Odisha’s working-age population (15–64 years) stands at 69.4% of the total, with the demographic dividend window extending into the next decade — a strategic opportunity for accelerated skill development and economic growth.
69.4%
Working-age Population (15–64 yrs)
Demographic dividend open
80.8%
Students Enrolled in Govt Schools
vs national 55.9%
5.1×
Technical Higher Edu Earnings Premium
vs base earnings (PLFS 2024)
90%+
World Skill Centre Placement Rate
New campuses: Berhampur & Sambalpur
Demographics
- Population: 4.20 cr (2011) → 4.7 cr (2026) → 4.90 cr (2036)
- Growth rate moderating: 8.8% → 1.4%
- Sex ratio at birth: 923 girls per 1,000 boys vs national 917
- Gender ratio convergence projected by 2036
Education
- School budget: ₹22,527 cr → ₹31,185 cr (+38.4%); 61,565 schools
- 1,100 govt higher ed institutions; GER 22.1%; target 35% by 2029
- 7 Centres of Excellence; MRIP funding for research
- Mother-tongue instruction in 17 tribal languages; Odisha Nipun Mission
Skills & Sports
- 72 ITIs · 35 Polytechnics · 82 Skill Centres; CM-ASPIRE scheme
- World Skill Centre: >90% placement; new campuses expanding
- Hosted World Athletics Continental Tour & ITTF-ATTU 2025
- 46 medals at National Games; ₹1,319 cr sports budget
- Odisha Sports Policy 2024 — ‘Sports Capital of India’
Quick Revision
High-Frequency Clinchers for Exam Answers
Growth
Real GDP 7.9% above national 7.4%; inflation crashed to 0.1% from 6%
Fiscal
Highest capital-outlay & lowest debt-to-GSDP among all major states
Agriculture
Record 150 lakh MT foodgrain; paddy procurement rose from 61% to 78%
Minerals
43.7% of India’s mineral production value — undisputed leading mineral state
Ports
Paradip Port No. 1 in bulk cargo nationally; 500 MMTPA target by 2047
Power
AT&C losses halved (29.5% → 16.5%); per-capita 2,191 kWh vs national 1,400
Women
Female LFPR up 11 pp to 48.7%; Female WPR 47.3% vs national 39%
Education
80.8% govt-school dependence (vs 55.9% nationally); life expectancy above national
AI / Digital
AI Policy 2025 with 4 Cs framework; fastest telecom subscriber growth in India
Sports
‘Sports Capital of India’ — 46 medals at National Games; Odisha Sports Policy 2024
