August 2019

ODISHA HIV prevalence going down in Odisha The HIV prevalence is going down in Odisha. Compared to a HIV positive rate of 0.7 per cent in 2014-2015, around 0.3 per cent people in state are HIV positive in 2018-19. The government attributed the lowering HIV percentage to sustained awareness activities and safer blood screening process. … Read more

ODISHA Transplant of organs from brain-dead persons in Odisha by October The state is planning to start cadaveric organ transplant — in which organs are retrieved from brain-dead persons and transplanted into needy ones — by October this year. Though the practice of harvesting the organs of brain-dead patients for transplant is slowly but surely … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha govt launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme   The Odisha government launched Odisha Small Savings Incentive Scheme, a small savings scheme, for 2019.   The objective of the scheme is to prevent people from transacting with suspicious non-banking private financial institutions, in the greed of high returns.   Under the Scheme, any eligible person who … Read more

ODISHA   Govt integrates directorates with administrative depts   In order to streamline the functioning of directorates and speed up the process of decision making, the State Government on Wednesday integrated different directorates with their respective administrative departments to function as composite departments with immediate effect.   A resolution of the General Administration and Public … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha government’s push for maritime board to expedite Odisha port projects   The state cabinet’s recent move approving a proposal for the formation of a maritime board in Odisha to regulate non-nationalized ports is expected to expedite the progress of various port projects in the state. The maritime board, which will have 12 members and … Read more

ODISHA   Asit Kumar Tripathy appointed new Odisha chief secretary   The state government on Thursday appointed senior IAS officer Asit Kumar Tripathy as the new chief secretary of Odisha. Tripathy, a 1986-batch IAS officer, would replace Aditya Prasad Padhi, who has applied for voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) after governor Ganeshi Lal approved his appointment as the State Election Commissioner, a … Read more

ODISHA   ·         GI tag for Cuttack filigree demanded The Government take early steps for availing Geographical Indication (GI) tag to the silver filigree of the millennium city Cuttack. Cuttack is famous for the silver filigree works. Artisans have been making filigree works for hundreds of years. Now, it has recognition in the country and … Read more

ODISHA ·         Odisha: ASI approves Rs 5 crore Barabati facelift plan The Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) has approved state government’s Barabati FortIntegrated Development Project clearing the decks for the facelift of the fort’s moat area with an investment of Rs 5 crore. A 2.5-km stretch of moat surrounds the 105 acres Barabati Fort that was declared a … Read more

ODISHA Odisha CM announces ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative for transparency in governance In a bid to ensure transparency in governance, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the “Mo Sarkar” initiative during Independence Day celebration in the state.   The new initiative will commence from October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.   Under the new … Read more

ODISHA Odisha govt to check weight of school bags in state   The Odisha Government on Thursday decided to start inspection of schools to ensure implementation of the guidelines regarding the weight of school bags of the students of classes 1st to 10th.   Acting on the reports that school bags of the student of … Read more