‘Eastern Region Once Called Backward Is Now Growth Engine:’ PM Modi At ‘Odisha Parba’
<p><strong>New Delhi, Nov 24 (PTI):</strong> Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that his government considers India’s eastern region as the country’s growth engine, while the area was considered backward earlier.</p> <p>Addressing a gathering at the “Odisha Parba” event here, the prime minister said investments of Rs 45,000 crore have been approved within 100 days of the formation of a new government in the state.</p> <p>”Odisha has always been a land of seers and scholars. The way the scholars here took our religious texts to every household and connected the public with those, it has played a crucial role in the cultural prosperity of India.</p> <p>”There was a time when India’s eastern region and the… Read More »‘Eastern Region Once Called Backward Is Now Growth Engine:’ PM Modi At ‘Odisha Parba’