Jan 2020

Budget Highlights   Expenditure: The government proposes to spend Rs 30,42,230 crore in 2020-21, which is 12.7% higher than the revised estimate of 2019-20.   Receipts: The receipts (other than net borrowings) are expected to increase by 16.3% to Rs 22,45,893 crore, owing to higher estimated revenue from disinvestments.   GDP growth: The government has … Read more

ODISHA Former parliamentarian Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo passed away The former parliamentarian Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo passed away on 10 January 2020. He died due to prolonged illness. He was 76 years old. In 2017, the Odisha government announced that it would bear all expenses of his treatment. Narayan Deo was born on 6 March 1943. He had represented the … Read more

ODISHA Odisha: Silk City jail soon to get food processing unit A food processing unit will soon start functioning from the Berhampur circle jail. The construction of the Rs 1.03 crore building is nearing completion. At present, a weaving unit, tin trunk-making unit and a printing press are operating inside the circle jail and the inmates are working … Read more

ODISHA Odisha govt to develop 101 schools as centre of excellence Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced to develop 101 government schools in 30 districts of the state as centre of excellence. These schools will have special infrastructure for soft skill training of students where spoken English will be introduced from class I. Each of these … Read more

ODISHA Khurda–Bolangir project The Khurda Road–Bolangir line is a rail line between Khurda Road Junction and Balangir which is under construction. It will connect Nayagarh, Phulbani, Boudh, Sonepur and Balangir which are economically backward district in the state. International Coronavirus- Emergency in China Coronavirus is an umbrella term for viruses that cause illness ranging from … Read more

ODISHA   Odisha: Soon vehicle thefts can be registered online   In a first, the state government has decided to set up a virtual police station, or e-police station, in Bhubaneswar. The virtual police station will initially accept online complaints related to vehicle theft only and immediately register cases online. The e-police station will have all-Odisha … Read more