Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Odisha Launches Tourism Portal and Invites Global Investors
Odisha wants more people to visit and more businesses to invest in tourism.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a new website and an online system to help investors.
The state also changed hotel rules and increased the maximum subsidy available to tourism projects.
It set aside money and land for new tourism facilities over five years.
The government plans to add police and destination managers at popular sites and lifeguards on beaches.
Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida spoke about Odisha’s culture and sustainable tourism.
Former cricket captain Kapil Dev said Odisha could become a major sports hub as well as a tourist destination.
Majhi also released a book about local food and traditions.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched a tourism investment management system and a new Odisha Tourism Portal at the seventh Odisha Travel Bazaar.
The Odisha Tourism (Amendment) Policy, 2026, reduces the minimum room requirement for star hotels from 50 to 10 and raises the capital subsidy limit from Rs 20 crore to Rs 120 crore.
Odisha approved a Rs 1,500 crore budget and a 5,500-acre land bank for tourism infrastructure development during 2026-31.
The state plans to deploy Tourist Police and Destination Managers at 29 major tourist sites and station 1,000 lifeguards along its beaches.
Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida emphasized sustainable tourism and cultural heritage, while Kapil Dev said Odisha could become a leading sports hub.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, former India cricket captain Kapil Dev, and tourism investors and industry representatives.
- What
- Odisha launched a tourism investment system and portal, announced policy and funding measures, and invited investors to develop tourism.
- When
- Saturday; the report is dated October 3.
- Where
- The seventh Odisha Travel Bazaar in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
- Why
- To attract tourism investment, develop infrastructure, support economic progress and jobs, and make Odisha a global tourism destination.
Tourism Development
Cultural and Sustainable Tourism
Investment and infrastructure
Tourism Development
Majhi emphasized investment, hotels, tourism infrastructure, economic progress, and job creation.
Cultural and Sustainable Tourism
Parida emphasized sustainable tourism, skill development, and preserving Odisha’s culture in its authentic form.
Odisha’s future identity
Tourism Development
Majhi called for transforming Odisha into a global tourism destination.
Cultural and Sustainable Tourism
Kapil Dev said Odisha could become both a tourism destination and India’s premier sports hub.
- Event
- Seventh Odisha Travel Bazaar
- Initiatives launched
- Odisha Tourism Investment Incentive Management System and Odisha Tourism Portal
- Policy
- Odisha Tourism (Amendment) Policy, 2026
- Star hotel requirement
- Minimum room requirement reduced from 50 to 10
- Capital subsidy limit
- Raised from Rs 20 crore to Rs 120 crore
- Tourism development, 2026-31
- Rs 1,500 crore budget and a 5,500-acre land bank approved
- Safety measures
- Tourist Police and Destination Managers at 29 major sites; 1,000 lifeguards planned for beaches
- Coastline
- 575 kilometres
