On 27th August at 6pm in the Main Conference hall.The Mobile App of UCCIL was launched by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.The App development was coordinated by Shri Kanhu Ranjan Prusty Asst Treasurer cum Director UCCIL.The App will have the following features:- (1) Quick Assess to:- Advisory,Expert Committee, Contacts, Feedback, Statement, Newsletter , Facilities and Notice Board All in one place (2) Stay Connected:- Access important informations of UCCIL directly from your phone (3) Instant Updates:- Recieve UCCIL News, Notices, Announcements instantly as they are posted (4) Members Information:- Easy Access to relevant Membership and UCCIL related information (5) Feed back & Contact:- A simple way to remain connected with UCCIL (6) Convenience:- Important information and Services of UCCIL anytime and Anywhere. Each Esteemed members can log in using their membership no .This intiative to digitize UCCIL was the brainchild of Shri Kanhu Ranjan Prusty Asst Treasurer cum Director under the able guidance and support from Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.In the launching ceremony Present were Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL, Shri J.K Rath Vice President IndustryUCCIL, Shri Murali Jamula Vice President Commerce UCCIL,CA Giridhari Lal Sharma Vice President General UCCIL,Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL, Shri Honorary Joint Secretary UCCIL. Esteemed Advisory Committee Members were present in the launching ceremony. This is indeed an important milestone in Digitising and access to members anytime and anywhere.

On 21st August at 10:30am at the conference hall of UCCIL A National Seminar on Marketing, E Commerce & Scheme support for Women Entrepreneurs was organised by UCCIL in collaboration with MSME DFO ( Ministry of MSME, Government of India).The Program started with the Welcome Address by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.

On 31st July at 6pm at Hotel Mayfair Convention A Seminar" Enhancing Exports from Odisha s Opportunities and Financial Solutions"was organised by Exim bank of india in collaboration with UCCIL and FIEO which was inaugurated by Smt Rashmita Panda IAS Commissioner cum Secretary MSME, Government of Odisha.The seminar highlighted the Context setting was done by Aniruddha Barooha Regional Head Exim Bank ,Inaugural Address was given by Mr Tarun Sharma Deputy Managing Director Exim bank followed by Special Address by Chief Guest Smt Rashmita Panda IAS Commissioner cum Secretary MSME, Government of India she applauded such seminars are required to promote Exports in Odisha she applauded the effort of Exim bank, UCCIL and FIEO .A study done by Exim bank" The Odisha Export opportunities - Trade and Investment Roadmap " the study finding report was released by Smt Rashmita Panda IAS Commissioner cum Secretary MSME, Government of India along with other dignitaries .This was followed by a Presentation given by Shri Monoj Singh Assistant DGFT on "Export Promotion Mission " .Mrs Yogita Hatangadi General Manager Exim bank gave an elaborate presentation on " Exim bank Financial Solutions".This was followed by An Panel discussion on " Strengthening Exports from Odisha" and the Panelists were Mr Anjan Mohanty COO FALCON Marines, Mr Prakashuk Jain CFO FACOR and Mr Amit Agarwal CFO IFG Refractory the panel was moderated by Mr Rikesh Chand CGM EXIM BANK,This was followed by another Panel discussion " Institutional Infrastructure for Exports in Odisha" and the Panelists were Ms Sanuchita Mallick GM DIC BBSR, Mrs Juin Choudhary Regional Head FIEO, Mr Biju Assistant Director MPEDA, Dr Soumya Dalua Assistant Director Chemxil, Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL and Mrs Rajya Lakshmi Regional Director World Trade Center.The seminar finally ended with a vote of thanks followed by Lavish Dinner.More than 200 Participants attended the seminar comprising of members from UCCIL and FIEO.

President UCCIL Dr Prabodh Mohanty felicitated the Honble Chief Minister Odisha Shri Mohan Charan Majhi this afternoon i.e on 23rd July at the 3rd Floor Conference Hall of CM since as per a survey conducted by Niti Ayog Odisha ranked 5th in getting investments and FDI .This is a matter of Pride for Odisha present were Honble Industry Minister Shri Sampad Charan Swain , Honble IT Minister Dr Mukesh Mallingam , Smt Anu Garg IAS Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha and Shri Hemant Sharma IAS Additional Chief Secretary Industry, Home and I&PR, Government of Odisha.Honble CM appreciated Dr Prabodh Mohanty for steering UCCIL as a catalyst in the development of Industries and supporting and guiding Government in different policy advocacy.Present with the President UCCIL was Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL.

The President UCCIL Dr Prabodh Mohanty along with Honorary Secretary UCCIL Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra called on Dr Andrew Fleming Deputy High Commissioner East and North East, Government of Great Britain at Hotel Crown today I.e on 23rd July over coffee.The President apprised the Deputy High Commissioner of various activities of UCCIL and how UCCIL can play an vital role in Promoting and strengthening Trade between Odisha and UK .The Deputy High Commissioner stated that he would chalk out a plan of Action based on the inputs given by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.The inputs and insights of Dr Prabodh Mohanty was highly appreciated by Dr Andrew Fleming Deputy High Commissioner East and North East, UK and assured to take it forward.

On 11th July at 4pm at Hotel ITC WELCOME BHUBANESWAR. A Workshop namely " Unlocking Export Potential" focussing on Chemical industries and it's importance in MSMEs was held by UCCIL in collaboration with Chemexil a Government of India undertaking (under Ministry of Commerce, Government of India) With support from DGFT ( Directorate Of Foreign Trade , Government of India) and Ministry of MSME, Government of India and TATA POWER .The key objective of the Workshop was to sensitize MSMEs of Odisha on the Chemical industries and it's importance in Export market.The Workshop was chaired by Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL.The Chief Guest of the Workshop was Shri Hemant Sharma IAS, Additional Chief Secretary Industries, Home and I&PR , Government of Odisha.He emphasized on the role of MSMEs in the area of Export which is a new area for Odisha and thanked UCCIL for conducting such workshop for the first time in collaboration with Chemexil which would be an Eye opener for many MSMEs.Smt Rashmita Panda IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary MSME Government of Odisha was the Guest of honour she expressed her happiness that such a wonderful initiative was taken by UCCIL in collaboration with Chemexil, Shri Vishnu Kant Sahay Joint Director General,DGFT Government of India addressed the gathering and also spoke on the Export Promotion and different items exported to different countries vis a vis Odisha, Shri Shakti Vinay Sukhla Director Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre ,Kannuj who gave an excellent presentation on the importance of Fragrance and Flavour Market globally, Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL thanked Chemexil for jointly organising this workshop with UCCIL and hoped that it should be carried forward with active support from Government of Odisha, Shri Vishal Ganju ED Chemexil sincerely hoped that they would focus on Odisha together with UCCIL in organising many such programs,B2B initiatives ,Trade fairs and Exposure visits and thanked UCCIL for organizing this workshop within a short span of time.Two MOU s were signed one was Chemexil with MSME Department, Government of Odisha signed by ED CHEMEXIL And Director of Export Promotion and Marketing Government of Odisha and the other MOU was signed between Chemexil and The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd ( UCCIL) for conducting collaborative Workshops, Seminars, Capacity building Program, Networking and Advocacy and Exposure visits this was signed by Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL and ED CHEMEXIL Shri Vishal Ganju.Over 200 participants participated in this workshop not only from bhubaneswar but different parts of Odisha.

On 8th July at OHUB a Training Program was conducted for Ms Saswati Dey (IFS) Director AMS ( Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India) . Following Resource Persons Spoke on different Aspects on Export prospects and Potential of Odisha which she wanted to learn.Welcome Address and setting the context was done by Mr Prafulla Kujur OAS(S) Joint Secretary MSME Dept and Director Export Promotion and Marketing, Government of Odisha, Special Address was done by Dr B.B Nanda Director ,Directorate of Economics and Stastics, Government of Odisha, Export Scenario of Odisha was presented by Mr Pradeep from PWC who represented P& C Department, Government of Odisha, Mr Kamal Kanta Sahoo Head FIEO ODISHA Chapter spoke vividly on Odisha Export Policy 2022, Strategic Features and Incentives and also gave a broad picture on the Export Prospects and Scenario of Odisha, Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary who was a Special invitee by Export Promotion and Marketing, Government of Odisha spoke on Export Promotion Challenges and Opportunities of Odisha.Finally Ms Saswati Dey IFS Director AMS Summed up the learnings and spoke on the role of Embassies in Export Promotion.The workshop was attended by Exporters, Experts ,WTC ,PWC and other Government officials.The workshop was basically a focused Group on invitation from Export Promotion and Marketing Government of Odisha.

UCCIL Directors under the leadership of Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL were invited to attend the MOU Signing Ceremony of IHC and Adani Group for setting up a integrated Aluminium Value chain Project.It is one of the largest mining and Metalogical project in India.The meeting was attended by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL, Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL and Chairman ASSOCHAM,Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL, Shri Murali Jamula Vice President Commerce UCCIL on 2nd July at Lok Seva Bhawan at 10:30 am

Honorary Secretary UCCIL Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra with Mr Sagar Adani.

The MSME DAY 27th June . UCCIL in collaboration with PBD celebrated the MSME DAY AT Hotel Prachi.Mr Jagadananda Founder CYSD and the Chief Executive officer of World Skill Centre were the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively. The Program was Coordinated by Shri Bijay ketan Mishra Veteran Journalist and Chief Editor Political Business Daily and the other Guests on Dias were Shri J.K Rath Vice President Industry UCCIL and Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL.Shri Bijay ketan Mishra Chief Editor Political Business Daily welcomed the Guests and spoke about the importance of MSME Day observance .He also emphasized that this is the first time PBD and UCCIL came together and observed the MSME DAY and this will be continued to be observed and celebrated every year.Shri Jagadananda Founder CYSD emphasized on micro level Rural based projects and also stated that MSME not only addresses the issue of Employment but also creates a balance between urban and Rural Employment simultaneously addressing the issue of migration it also gives maximum revenue and supports large Industries.He requested UCCIL to act as a fulcrum between Govt and MSME Entrepreneurs in creating an Enabling Environment for growth and support of MSMEs . Shri J.K Rath Vice President Industry UCCIL spoke on clusters and downstream projects and the importance and role of MSMEs,Mr Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra CEO WORLD SKILL Centre emphasized on the need based skill development and role of precision engineering.He called on the MSME Entrepreneurs to take advantage of the State of Art machine shop of WSC and also requested for need based training which could be tailor made .After the Innagural session Awards were given in different areas and finally the session ended with a vote of Thanks by Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL.

The Indian institute of Welding Bhubaneswar Chapter headed by its Chairman Dr Omkar Nath Mohanty and UCCIL represented by Shri J.K Rath Vice President Industry signed an MOU on 17th June at 5pm at the mini Convention Hall of IMMT the purpose of this MOU is to establish a collaborative relationship between IIW (INDIA) , Bhubaneswar Odisha and The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd (UCCIL).The objective is to provide support to industries in solving problems relating to welding particularly MSMEs , Reskilling existing work men, making industries aware of the Development and Advancement in welding technology and adopt best practices which is Practiced world wide .The entire MOU and the initiative was the brain child of Er Gyana Ranjan Mohanty Chairman MSME Committee UCCIL in consultation and Direction of Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.Present were Er Gyana Ranjan Mohanty Chairman MSME Committee UCCIL and Advisor to UCCIL Board, Er Ali Kishore Patnaik Advisor to UCCIL Board and Co Chairman MSME Committee and Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL apart from the same the CEO OF World Skill Centre and the Director IMMT were the key witness in Signing of the MOU.The focal point to take the MOU forward is Shri Gyana Ranjan Mohanty Chairman MSME Committee UCCIL.

Today i.e on 12th June at 2pm at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Bhubaneswar.A meeting was called by the Standing Parliamentary Committee comprising 20 Honble Members of Parliament from both Lok Shabha and Rajya sabha headed by its Chairperson Ms Dona Sen and from Odisha Ms Anita Subhadarshini Honble Member of Parliament from Aska Lok Shabha constituency who is also in the standing committee of Ministry of Commerce was from Odisha.At the behest of President UCCIL Dr Prabodh Mohanty CA Giridhari Lal Sharma Vice President (G) UCCIL and Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL represented UCCIL and gave a deliberation on behalf of UCCIL.They also submitted an Memorandum to the Chairperson of the Standing Parliamentary Committee and also to Ms Anita Subhadarshini Honble Member of Parliament Aska and Member of Standing committee Ministry of Commerce, Government of India.The Parliamentary Committee basically toured three States namely Ahmedabad in Gujarat, Raipur Chhattisgarh and Bhubaneswar Odisha to study Indo US TRADE Relation by interacting with various Stakeholders. There were representation from SAIL represented by Dr Ashok Kumar Panda CMD SAIL , Mr Alex Thomas Resident Director JSL, Representation from ED NALCO, Vedanta, Aditya Birla HINDALCO in fact all major corporates both PSUs and Private participated there were also representation from CII, FICCI AND ICC.From the Association only UCCIL and CII were allowed to express their views . Overall UCCIL created a sound impact by its deliberation and Participation. We interacted and Invited CMD SAIL Dr Ashok Kumar Panda on behalf of President UCCIL to visit and interact with our members which he gladly accepted . Thanks to Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL bringing UCCIL to a platform where UCCIL is recognised and Acknowledged at the Government of India Level

Today i.e on 11th June 2026 .The Ladies Forum of UCCIL celebrated Raja Festival with Delicious Pita .Raja Parba is an important part of our Odia culture which the Ladies Forum of UCCIL show cased . Kudos to the Ladies Forum of UCCIL for taking such a wonderful initiative.

Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL was felicitated by Honble MP Shri Raghav Chadda for his immense contribution to the industries in the Conclave Held by Odisha Bhaskar on 23rd May at Hotel Taj Vivanta.Congratulations Sir you always make us proud and you are an inspiration to many

Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL was the Speaker in the Odisha Bhaskar presents Conclave on " Corporate Investment" - "Corporate Capital and Emerging Business Opportunities in Odisha " on 23rd May at Hotel Taj Vivanta .Other Prominent Speakers were Shri Hemant Sharma IAS Additional Chief Secretary Industry, Home ,P&IR , Government of Odisha, Shri Jagannath P Nayak, Chairman FICCI,Odisha Chapter ,Smt S.N Millenium Director Jay Bharat Spices Pvt Ltd , Shri Pulkit Goel Founder and Managing Director Preferred Square and the Conclave session was Moderated by Shri Dilip Bisoi Sr Journalist

On 22nd May 2026 at 4pm a Round Table Workshop was held between Esteemed Members of UCCIL and KIITS Deemed University to strengthen ties in the following areas Reskilling and Upskilling of High Level Tailor made Training Programs, Providing Support in terms of Technical manpower from ITI to Engineering Graduates as per need, Industry led R&D optimisation keeping in view the competitive Scenario and Strategic development of supply chain management & Product Management.The Round Table Workshop was spearheaded by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL and Dr Ajay Pradhan Director KIITS and Chairman KIITS Incubation centre.Prominent who attended were Vice Chancellor KIITS &KISS , CMD Oil India,Ex Director TATA MOTORS, Shri Tareni Prasad Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL, Shri Gyana Ranjan Mohanty Chairman MSME Committee, Shri Ali Kishore Patnaik Advisor UCCIL Board, Shri Kanhu Ranjan Prusty Hony Joint Treasurer, Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL along with senior members like Mr Shashi Samal and other Esteemed Members.The Round Table Workshop was extremely useful and Participatory which has laid a foundation for a future Roadmap between UCCIL and KIITS.

On 16th May 2026 a workshop was held at 6pm at UCCIL Recreation Center On " Ease of Doing Business and Unlocking values leveraging AI and Digital" .The workshop was conducted by PWC spearheaded by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL.Setting the context Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL emphasised the role of Digitisation and use of AI in mining and manufacturing.There were two panel discussion and the panelists in the first panel discussion " Green Metal and Resilient Mining " and the panelists were Er S.S Mohanty CEO & MD Essar Minmet, MR Pawan Somani President and Head Essel Mining, Mr Kalyan Banerjee Chief Sustainability officer JSL, Mr Gaurav Sharma CMO Facor and the moderation was done by Mr Sandeep Mohanty Partner PWC. This was followed by a talk on " Leadership Insights - Transformation Mindset for Business Excellence" by Soumik Goswami Partner and Market Leader PWC India this was followed by a talk on Industry X unveiled - Mining and Power Generation by Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL who emphasised on how Digitization and use of AI in his mines SNM has helped in increasing efficiency in operations and Execution.This was followed by another Panel Discussion " Next Age Manufacturing with AI/ Industry the panelists were Mr Saunak Gupta CFO IMFA, Mr Gagan Bihari Swain Director Finance OPGC , Mr Ghanashyam Parida Head Projects Odisha AN/MS and Mr Kalyan Banerjee Chief Sustainability officer JSL.The Workshop ended with Closing Remark and Vote of Thanks by Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL followed by Net working Dinner hosted by SNM GROUP Coordinated by Shri Narayan Kumar Hony Treasurer and Director UCCIL

Nishan Systems Private Limited, an organization that has spent over 13 years mastering the art of digital transformation by integrating SAP in collaboration with UCCIL organised a Workshop on Tech Awareness on 8th May at 6:30pm at the Orchid Hall of Hotel Mayfair Lagoon Bhubaneswar.The workshop was graced as Chief Guest by Shri S.S Mohanty Additional Director UCCIL,Dr Sanjeev Mahapatra Hony Secretary UCCIL, Shri S.Kanhu Ranjan Prusty Hony Joint Treasurer cum Director UCCIL.The Regional Head of SAP Mr Mithilesh gave the Technical presentation and various aspects of SAP which was followed by questions and Answer session with the Audience.The Workshop was followed by Cocktail Dinner.

Dr Prabodh Mohanty President UCCIL the key speaker in the "Emerging Mining Technology" held at Mumbai on 8th May 2026 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce.Other Speakers were Honble MP DR Sasmit Patra, Shri Dulal Pani, Shri Pankaj Sathija , Dr Bipin Mishra Co Chairman MSME Committee UCCIL.Its a matter of Pride for UCCIL our President Dr Prabodh Mohanty is being invited in various important forums both Nationally and Internationally.