Overview

• Modi refused Trump’s invitation for a Washington stopover after the G7 Summit in Canada, prioritising his visit to Odisha’s sacred Jagannath sites.
• He launched 105 development projects worth over ₹18,600 crore in sectors including drinking water, irrigation, healthcare, rural roads, highways and railways.
• The Prime Minister unveiled the Odisha Vision Document, outlining economic goals to grow the state economy to $500 billion by 2036 and $1.5 trillion by the nation’s centenary in 2047.
• The first anniversary of the BJP government in Odisha was marked by reopening all four gates of the Sri Jagannath Temple and granting access to the Ratna Bhandar in a bid to honour devotees’ faith.
• Modi highlighted governance gains such as expanded coverage under Ayushman Bharat and the Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana, pledged renewed tribal development and vowed to eliminate Naxal violence.