Odisha

Odisha Govt Grants Rs 16.60 Cr For 3 Blocks Under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday sanctioned Rs 16.60 crore for 68 panchayats in three blocks of three districts under Ama Gaon Ama Bikash Yojana at the block level.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik sanctioned the amount for 676 projects after interacting with the block representatives through video conferencing at the State Secretariat here.

Of the sanctioned amount, Rs 6.25 crore has been earmarked for 302 projects in 25 panchayats of Nilgiri block in Balasore district, Rs 4.85 crore for 152 projects in 21 panchayats of Kankadahada block in Dhenkanal district and Rs 5.50 crore for 222 projects in 22 panchayats of the Bhandaripokhari block in Bhadrak district.

The chief minister advised the people and the block representatives to ensure quality work and timely completion of the projects.

This is for the seventh time that the state government has sanctioned the projects under the scheme at the block level which had begun on May 23.

Among others, chief secretary, development commissioner, principal secretary, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water and senior officials of the concerned departments were present.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha Similipal’s Tigress Zeenat Enters ‘Safe’ Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve From Purulia

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat, who travelled nearly 200 km over two weeks from Odisha's Similipal, avoiding…

6 hours ago

Odisha Govt Dissolves Governing Body Of Non-Govt Aided Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government…

7 hours ago

EX-SC Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed NHRC Chief & Justice Bidyut Sarangi As Member

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian…

8 hours ago

CRUT Signs MoU With NTPC & Gridco For Running Hydrogen-Powered Buses In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Marking a significant development in eco-friendly transport in Odisha, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…

8 hours ago

Kumar Vishwas Slammed For His Veiled ‘Ramayana’ Dig At Sonakshi Sinha

Mumbai: After veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, noted poet Kumar Vishwas left netizens irked with his…

8 hours ago

Massive Fire Engulfs Godown In Bhubaneswar’s Satyanagar; Robot Deployed

Bhubaneswar: A major fire erupted at a pressure cooker company godown at Satyanagar in Bhubaneswar…

8 hours ago

This website uses cookies.