26/09/2026
Odisha Forms Chief Minister Economic Advisory Council
The Government of Odisha has constituted the Chief Minister Economic Advisory Council (CM-EAC) as part of its vision to build a “Samruddha Odisha” by 2036 and a “Viksit Odisha” by 2027.
Expert Members:
Dr Jugal Kishore Mohapatra – Former Chief Secretary of Odisha
Santosh Kumar Mohapatra – Former Chairman, Paradip Port Authority
Dr Shobhana Kumar Pattanayak – Former Secretary, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, GoI
Arbind Modi – Former Senior Economist, IMF, Fiscal Affairs Department; Expert Member (Tax)
Dr Deepak Mishra – Distinguished Visiting Professor, ICRIER, New Delhi and Honorary Distinguished Professor, Delhi University
Prof. Srijit Mishra – Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad
Pratyush Kumar – Co-founder & CEO, Sarvam AI
The Chief Secretary to Government will serve as an Ex-officio Member, while the PS to Government, Finance will be the Member-Secretary and Director-Budget will serve as the Convener of the Committee.