Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has strived to build “New Odisha Empowered Odisha” through Budget 2020-21 with focus on the transformation of the health sector in the State. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has allocated a whopping Rs 7700 crore for the health sector for 2020-21 fiscal. The State Government has allocated Rs 1108 Crore [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari today presented the annual budget of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the 2020-21 fiscal focusing on the theme of Nua Odisha, Sashakt Odisha (New Odisha,Empowered Odisha). This Budget will lay the foundation for the New Odisha and also strengthen for Empowered Odisha, through the 5-T mantra of Transformation and [...]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to boost inclusive growth, Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari today presented the annual budget of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for the 2020-21 fiscal. It is the highest ever Budget that Odisha has ever presented. The outlay of the State Budget was Rs 1.39 lakh crore in the last fiscal. Reading the [...]

Bhubaneswar: As part of its green initiatives, the Odisha Government has introduced paperless Budget from this year. With this, there will not be any printing of bulk Budget Books thereby reducing paper usage and saving hundreds of trees. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will read the Budget for 2020-21 from Ipad. The State Finance Department has [...]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has decided to provide compensation to the victims of electrocution. A compensation of Rs 4 lakh will be provided in case of death due to electrocution, Rs 2 lakh for 60% injury and Rs 59,500 for 40%-60% injury, informed Energy Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra to the Assembly today. Similarly, a financial [...]

Bhubaneswar: About six Odia labourers trapped in Bengaluru were rescued following the intervention of Odisha-Mo Parivar, the social service wing of the Biju Janata Dal. The plight of labourers came to the knowledge of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on February 15. The Odisha-Mo Parivar immediately swung into action to rescue the stranded labourers, who [...]

Bhubaneswar: In a significant move, the Odisha government has decided to include four main rivers of the state including Brahmani, Baitarani, Rushikulya and Bansadhara in the Green Mahandai Mission during the current year. Afforestation will be made in as many as 1050 hectares in Green Mahandi Mission in 2020-2021, Forest and Environment minister Bikram Keshari [...]

Bhubaneswar: Inspired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s good governance and development initiatives, hundreds of BJP, JMM and Congress members from Sundargarh district joined the Biju Janata Dal here today. More than 1000 workers of these parties took the membership of the Odisha’s ruling party in the presence of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik at his residence [...]

New Delhi: During freedom struggle nationalism was largely understood in terms of independence of our country from British rule. The movement for liberation of India from colonial subjugation under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi represented creative, constructive and inclusive nationalism which embraced in its scope the spirit of service to the people particularly the poor [...]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will today present the State Budget for the financial year 2020-21 in the Assembly. Amidst the economic slowdown being witnessed in the country, the state Budget is expected to be of around 1.5 lakh crore, the highest ever. Last year the FM had presented a Budget of 1.39 lakh [...]