On April 1, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office released a statement from Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi extending greetings to the people of Odisha on the occasion of Utkala Dibasa.
**Key Highlights and Remarks:**
* **Cultural Significance:** The Prime Minister characterized Odisha as a "timeless symbol" of cultural and spiritual greatness, emphasizing the state's significant contributions to India through its music, art, and literature.
* **Commendation of Citizens:** Shri Modi praised the people of Odisha for their core attributes of determination, simplicity, and warmth, noting their remarkable contributions across various fields.
* **Future Outlook:** The message included a wish for the state to continue achieving new milestones of progress.
* **Social Media Outreach:** The greetings were further disseminated via the Prime Minister’s official X (formerly Twitter) account in both English and Odia.
**Administrative and Metric Data:**
* **Release ID:** 2247448
* **Posting Time:** 01 APR 2026, 10:31 AM
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi (Prime Minister's Office)
* **Visitor Counter:** 452
* **Multilingual Availability:** The release was made available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Manipuri, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, and Kannada.
* **Office Code:** MJPS/VJ
Key Entities Referenced
Utkala Dibasa: The foundation day of the state of Odisha, celebrated annually to commemorate its formation as a separate province.
Odisha: The Indian state central to the greetings, highlighted for its cultural, spiritual, and historical contributions to India.
Shri Narendra Modi: The Prime Minister of India who issued the official greetings and recognized the progress and determination of the Odia people.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister extends greetings on Utkala
Dibasa
Posted On: 01 APR 2026 10:31AM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi extended greetings on the special occasion of Utkala Dibasa, today.
Shri Modi remarked that Odisha is a state that stands tall as a timeless symbol of cultural as well as
spiritual greatness. Odia music, art and literature have enriched India in countless ways. “The people of
Odisha, known for their determination, simplicity and warmth, have made remarkable contributions across
fields. May Odisha keep scaling new heights of progress in the times to come”, Shri Modi stated.
The Prime Minister posted on X;
“Greetings on the special occasion of Utkala Dibasa. Odisha is a state that stands tall as a timeless symbol
of cultural as well as spiritual greatness. Odia music, art and literature have enriched India in countless
ways. The people of Odisha, known for their determination, simplicity and warmth, have made remarkable
contributions across fields. May Odisha keep scaling new heights of progress in the times to come.”
Greetings on the special occasion of Utkala Dibasa. Odisha is a state that stands
tall as a timeless symbol of cultural as well as spiritual greatness. Odia music, art
and literature have enriched India in countless ways. The people of Odisha,
known for their determination,…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2026
ଉତ୍କଳ ଦବି ସର ବେି ଶଷ ଅବସରେର ହାକ ଶୁଭକାମନା। ଓଡ଼ଶି ା ଏପରି ଏକ ରାଜ ଯାହା ସାଂସତ କି ଏବଂ
,
ଆାିକ ମହାନତାର ଏକ ଶାଶତ ପତୀକ ର େପ ସେଗୗରେବ ଦାୟମାନ ରହଛି ।ି ଓଡ଼ଆି ସୀତ କଳା ଏବଂ
,
ସାହତି ଭାରତକୁ ଅଗଣତି ମାଗେର ସମୃଦ୍ଧ କରିଛ।ି ନଜି ର ଦୃଢ଼ସଂକଳ ସରଳତା ଏବଂ େସହ ପାଇଁ ପରିଚତି
…
ଓଡ଼ଶି ାର େଲାକମାେନ
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2026
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