The book Contemporary Odisha: Realities and Vision is unique both in its approach and vision in addressing the issues of considerable impact on the socio-cultural, political and economic growth of the state. Consisting of thirty-one chapters, it analysis the socio-economic, political, health, and environmental issues. Besides, attempts have also been made to include issues that focuses on the inherent potential of the state in sectors such as mineral, energy, forest, industrial, waste land management, climate change, eco-farming, tourism, education, migration, health management, MGNREGS, human rights, women empowerment, upliftment of the marginalized and disaster management targeting their improvement, along with problems and constrains.

Odisha has been following consistent policy for poverty eradication with sustainable economic growth both channelizing the human resources as well as utilizing rich natural resources. Finally, it concludes in the broad vision given the availability of immense natural and human resources that there is an urgent need to chalk out and implement a metamorphic vision framework to plan, restructure and re-work the developmental activities/initiatives that would help Odisha to realize its optimum growth and project itself as a model state for others to emulate. Contributed by eminent scholars from different walks of life, this volume will be helpful for policy makers, researchers and entrepreneurs to understand and analyse prime issues pertaining to the state.