Finance
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented the annual budget for 2025-26, outlining a total outlay of Rs 2,90,000 crore. The budget includes 16 new schemes and initiatives, focusing on various aspects of development.
Key Schemes and Allocations:
– Antyodaya Gruha Yojana: Rs 2603 crore
– Subhadra Surakhya Yojana: Rs 53 crore
– Shri Jagannath Darshan Yojana: Rs 30 crore
– Northen Odisha Development Council: Rs 200 crore
– Odisha Pusti Mission: Rs 100 crore
– Bakula Bana Unnayan: Rs 50 crore
– Ama Similipal Yojana: Rs 50 crore
– Model Mandi: Rs 50 crore
– Saheed Laxman Nayak Adarsh Vidyalaya: Rs 100 crore
– Odia Diaspora and SAMPARK: Rs 10 crore
– Mukhyamantri Kanya Bibaha Yojana: Rs 12 crore
– Southern Odisha Development Council: Rs 200 crore
– Swacha Odisha: Rs 261 crore
– Ame Padhiba Ama Bhasare: Rs 25 crore
– Atal Bus Stand: Rs 12.66 crore
– Samrudha Sahar Yojana: Rs 408 crore
The budget prioritizes agriculture, with an allocation of Rs 37,838 crore for the farm and allied sector, reflecting a 12% increase from the previous year.
Source: OCN
