Odisha Budget 2023-24 Highlights: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Presented The State Budget

Odisha Budget 2023-24 Latest Updates: New irrigation facilities, payment incentives under KALIA, and other farm sector subsidies, according to government sources, maybe major focus points in agriculture.

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New Delhi: Odisha Budget 2023-24 Highlights

Naveen Patnaik-led government presented Odisha's Budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Here are the key highlights of the state budget.

Budget Highlights

- Arrangements for Civil Service Coaching for meritorious students

- 200 students will be given free civil services coaching

- Students will be selected through entrance test

- Free coaching along with free accommodation and meals

- 805 crore for my school campaign

- 6 thousand 25 posts of LTR will be created

- 7540 regular teachers will be appointed in secondary schools

- 1799 Junior Assistants, 335 PGTs will be recruited

- 106 high schools will be converted into higher secondary schools

- 170 crores for 'My College', 50 crores for distribution of laptops

- 20 crores in the budget for Odiya University

24 February 2023

17:32 IST

Odisha Budget 2023: Allocation of Funds To Different Departments

3,670 crores for women and child development. 3,172 crores for higher education. 3,764 crores for revenue, disaster, and relief. 647 crore expenditure budget for MSMEs. 200 crores for language, literature, and culture. An outlay of Rs 2,554 crore has been approved for Mission Shakti.

17:31 IST

Odisha Budget 2023: Allocation of Funds

15 percent higher expenditure of the next financial year than the current financial year. 600 crores to provide benefits under Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme. 836 crore for interest concession on farmers' loans under Kalia Yojana. 600 crores to provide benefits under Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme. 497 crore outlay for MILIT mission.

17:26 IST

Odisha Budget 2023-24: FM Presenting The Budget

Our government has given special emphasis on the development of the agriculture sector through various interventions through a comprehensive “Samriddhi-Agriculture Policy 2020”. Through crop diversification, market linkages and technological know-how, this agricultural policy is expected to provide farmers with better prices for their crops and lead to tangible growth in their incomes.

17:19 IST

Odisha Budget Latest Updates: Finance Minister Presenting The Budget

497 crore outlay for the MILIT mission. 836 crore for interest concession on farmers' loans under Kalia Yojana. 600 crores to provide benefits under Pradhan Mantri Crop Insurance Scheme.

17:15 IST

Odisha Budget 2023 Live: Finance Minister Presenting The Budget

Rs 181 crore for the construction of 450 check dams. 961 crore rupees in the budget for strengthening the salt dam

17:14 IST

Odisha Budget 2023-24 Latest Updates: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Presenting The State Budget

The state government allocates Rs 181 crore for the construction of 450 check dams. 961 crore in the budget for strengthening the salt dam. 4198 crore for additional 1 lakh deep tube wells by 2025-26. 4 hundred crores for 1500 irrigation projects under the Biju Farmer Development Scheme. 191 crores for the restoration of the Akhal Akhil Irrigation Project

17:02 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Presenting The State Budget

Budget expenditure is 2 lakh 30 thousand crores. 2549 crore outlay for mission force. 5954 crores for the power sector. An outlay of Rs 7313 crore for the home department. 5 hundred crores for Parvatigiri large-scale irrigation.

16:47 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari Presenting The State Budget

Promotion of SHG groups in agriculture. 367 crores will be spent on agriculture in 5 years for SHG groups. 100 crore outlay for Chithu Mission and Flower Farming. 854 crores will be spent on 16 in-stream storage projects on the river.

16:28 IST

LIVE UpdatesLIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: FM Presented Agriculture Budget

Agriculture Budget was presented first. 24829 crore rupees outlay for agriculture.

15:42 IST

LIVE UpdatesLIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Finance Minister Presenting The State Budget

Agriculture Budget was presented first. Rs 2,000 crore revolving fund for grain collection programme. Expenditure of Rs 1879 crores on welfare. An outlay of Rs 166 crores for research in OUT. Rs 381 crore outlay for the development of horticulture.

14:55 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: FM To Present The State Budget Shortly

In order to draw investments and realise the intentions expressed at the Mega Make In Odisha Summit, the government is likely to raise expenditure on the construction of industrial infrastructure.

14:13 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Opposition Targets Ruling Parties

Before the budget was presented, the opposition parties attacked the Odisha government. Considering elections in 2024 is expected, the chief whip of the opposition, Mohan Majhi, stated, "We suspect the Odisha government will paint a bright picture. The state government will attempt to come up with some ideas in an effort to gain cheap popularity and a vote bank.

13:35 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Opposition Targeted Ruling Parties

FM to present the state budget today at 4 PM. Ahead of the presentation, the opposition parties attacked the government for malfunctioning, corruption and other issues.

13:33 IST

Odisha Budget 2023-24 Live Updates: FM To Present The Budget At 4 PM Today

“The budget will certainly meet everybody’s expectations and there will be new schemes for people,” according to Planning & Convergence Minister Rajendra Dholakia

12:24 IST

LIVE UpdatesLIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Budget to be Presented at 4 PM

Finance Minister of Odisha Niranjan Pujari will unveil the state budget at 4 PM today.

12:22 IST

Odisha Budget 2023-24 Live Updates: Main Focus on Employment, Irrigation

There could be extra emphasis on  on irrigation, youth employment and Awas Yojana.

10:55 IST

LIVE UpdatesLIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Special Arrangements For These Projects

Special arrangements for the Lingaraj Project, the Srimandir Parikrama Project, and other temple construction projects are also anticipated.

10:53 IST

LIVE UpdatesLIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Main Focus on Infrastructure, Social Security

Odisha government is expected to extra emphasis on infrastructure, and social security.

10:23 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Govt May Focus On These Sectors

Government to focus on agriculture, education, rural development, and other sectors.

21:39 IST

LIVE Updates | Odisha Budget 2023-24: Govt May Focus on Food Security and Health

Focus topics are likely to be food security and health. A substantial portion of the budget may go towards funding the state's premier health assurance programme, such as the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), which Odisha launched in place of the federal government's Ayushman Bharat and is regarded as a critical election-related decision.

20:16 IST

LIVE Updates | Gujarat Budget 2023-24: May be Focus on Agriculture

New irrigation facilities, payment incentives under KALIA, and other farm sector subsidies, according to government sources, may be major focus points in agriculture. Also, the administration might reveal fresh farming-related initiatives.