New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- India's states are setting new benchmarks in investment commitments, with Madhya Pradesh concluding its two-day Global Investors' Summit on Tuesday, securing pledges worth Rs 26.61 lakh crore-twice the size of the state's GDP.

This follows Odisha's Utkarsh Odisha Conclave in late January, which attracted commitments of Rs 12.89 lakh crore, 1.4 times its economy's size.

In just two months of 2025, six states-Karnataka, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, along with Madhya Pradesh and Odisha-have collectively garnered investment proposals totaling Rs 60.5 lakh crore.

Adding Rajasthan and Bihar's December 2024 events, the tally surpasses Rs 97 lakh crore in three months.

These investor summits, a staple since economic liber...