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Odisha Governor Urges MSMEs to Shift Towards Electric Vehicles
A very important leader in the Indian state of Odisha, called the Governor, gave a speech to small and medium business owners.
He asked them to think about using electric vehicles instead of cars and trucks that burn fuel.
He told them his own official cars are already electric.
He also asked them to put solar panels on their roofs to make clean energy from the sun.
The Governor said using electric power can help India buy less oil from other countries.
This is important because tensions in West Asia make buying oil risky and expensive.
He also wants businesses to grow in villages and tribal areas, not just in big cities.
That way, young people, women and artisans can find good jobs.
He said development should be measured by the opportunities created for people, not just the size of industries.
Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati urged MSMEs to promote sustainable mobility and gradually shift towards electric vehicles.
He noted his official convoy has already shifted to EVs and appealed to participants to install rooftop solar systems.
He said the shift would reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen energy security and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves.
He called for taking entrepreneurship deeper into Odisha's rural and tribal regions to create opportunities for youth, women, artisans and first-generation entrepreneurs.
He spoke at the 41st Foundation Day celebration and annual state-level convention 2026 of OASME in Bhubaneswar.
- Who
- Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, addressing MSMEs at the OASME convention
- What
- Urged MSMEs to promote sustainable mobility, shift to electric vehicles and adopt rooftop solar, while calling for entrepreneurship in rural and tribal regions
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha, at the 41st Foundation Day celebration and annual state-level convention 2026 of OASME
- When
- Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Why
- To reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, strengthen energy security and ease pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia
Key facts
- Event
- 41st Foundation Day celebration and annual state-level convention 2026 of Odisha Assembly of Small and Medium Enterprises (OASME)
- Location
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Date
- August 12, 2026
- Governor
- Hari Babu Kambhampati
- Chief Minister praised
- Mohan Charan Majhi
- Key appeals
- Shift to EVs, rooftop solar, sustainable mobility, rural and tribal entrepreneurship
- Development goals cited
- Viksit Odisha 2036 and Viksit Bharat 2047
- Context
- Geopolitical tensions in West Asia and India's dependence on imported crude oil
Quotes
Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati
Odisha Governor
“"Development must not be measured only by the size of industries or investments, but by the opportunities we create for our people,"”
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