Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday launched several new initiatives in the Rs 2.65 lakh crore budget for the year 2024-25.
Chief Minister Mohan Majhi, who holds the finance portfolio, said that development of farmers, women, youth, and poor people has been “prioritised”, and the government would fulfil the aspirations of the people. The objective of the BJP government was to ensure an inclusive development of the state, he added.
Check the new initiatives in Budget 2024-25
>> Rs 500 crore towards corpus fund for SJTA for promotion and propagation of Jagannatha Culture.
>> Rs 50 crore for peripheral development of Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon.
>> Rs 10,000 crore for Subhadra Jojana for women empowerment, financial independence and entrepreneurship development.
>> Rs 5,000 crore for Samrudha Krushaka Yojana for purchase of paddy @Rs.3,100 per quintal.
>> Rs 200 crore towards corpus fund for Odia Asmita for the promotion and propagation of Odia Asmita.
>> Rs 156 crore provided for Madho Singh Haath Kharch Yojana for addressing dropout among tribal students.
>> Rs 50 crore allocated for Godabarisha Mishra Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya for enhancing quality of education at primary school level.
>> Rs 50 crore provided under Din Dayal Karmachari Niwas in Industrial Townships (SCDF) for construction of workers’ hostel at industrial township.
>> Rs 100 crore allocated under State support for Roof Top Solar Projects (PM Surya Ghar).
>> Rs 18 crore allocated for construction of Dharmasala-cum-Guest House for the attendants’ cancer patients.
>> Rs 200 crore allocated for Corpus fund for Medical Colleges and Hospitals.
>> Rs 25 crore for establishment of Paediatric Cancer Facilities.
>> Rs 10 crore provided towards solar-based streetlight at gram panchayat level.
>> Rs 50 crore allocated for Mahanadi River Front Development Project to develop the areas alongside the Mahanadi in Sambalpur and Cuttack.
>> Rs 1 crore for Heritage School development scheme for upkeep of 45 schools, which are more than 100 years old.
>> Rs 1.5 crore towards Odisha Balabhadra Jaivik Chasa Mission for promoting organic farming.
>> Rs 500 crore allocated for implementation of Ayusman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)
>> Rs 92 crore for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
>> Rs 25 crore for implementation of Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India (PM SHRI)
