Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Majhi visited Boyanika in Bhubaneswar along with his wife on Thursday and purchased handwoven textiles on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Speaking to the media, the CM said that self-reliance is essential for Odisha’s progress and for realising the state’s vision of becoming a USD 500 billion economy by 2036. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called upon the citizens of India to use Khadi and handloom products on his very first monthly ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address on October 3, 2014. He has been pushing for locally-produced as well as made in India goods for a self-reliant economy,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT

Majhi noted that India has become the world’s fourth-largest economy under the leadership of PM Modi and is moving toward becoming a developed nation. “

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