July 2019

The key highlights of union Budget 2019 are  given below : A 10-point Vision for the decade Building Team India with Jan Bhagidari Minimum Government Maximum Governance. To Achieve green Mother Earth and Blue Skies through a pollution-free India. Making Digital India reach every sector of the economy. Launching Gaganyan, Chandrayan, other Space and Satellite … Read more Union Budget 2019- Key highlights and analysis

ODISHA   Hong Kong to fund USD 900,000 for the cyclone hit Odisha   TheHong Kong government has approved a relief fund and rehabilitation work in  of over USD 900,000 for thecyclone-hit Odisha. It will  benefit around 45,100 victims in Odisha. The fund will be used to provide hygiene kits, kitchen kits, water kits, education kits, household items, and shelter kits. The … Read more 07-08.03.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha’s demand for special status rejected   The central government has not accorded the status of special category state to Odisha as the fourteenth finance commission does not make any distinction between special and general category states.   In order to support the people of Odisha affected by cyclone Fani, the central government … Read more 06.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Odisha seeks funds at 90:10 ratio under centrally sponsored schemes   The state government has sought fund allocation at a ratio of 90:10 for all centrally sponsored schemes (CSS) from Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who will present the Budget for 2019-20 fiscal   At present, the Centre-state fund-sharing pattern for most CSS is … Read more 05.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA Jagannath Rath Yatra begins The world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra began at Puri in Odisha. Lakhs of people gathered in Puri to witness Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra riding three giant wooden chariots which will be pulled by devotees as they travel to Gundicha temple. Jagannath Rath Yatra, also called Chariot Festival, marks … Read more 04.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA State Budget touches Rs 1.39 lakh crore mark Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the State’s Annual Budget of Rs 1, 39,000 crore for the year 2019-20 with an increase of 15.8 per cent over the Budget of 2018-19. “The Budget comprises Administrative Expenditure of Rs 57,310 crore, Programme Expenditure of Rs 70,600 crore, Disaster … Read more 03.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA Odisha a ‘performer’ State on 13 of 17 SDGs As per The NITI Aayog’s SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) India Index Baseline Report 2018, Odisha has been classified as a ‘Performer’ State based on its aggregate performance on 13 out of 17 SDGs. Besides, it is also classified as an ‘Achiever’ State in “Goal 15: … Read more 02.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs

ODISHA   Agri income registers major growth in State   The average monthly household income in agriculture in the State has increased to Rs 7,731 in 2016-17 from Rs 4,976 in 2012-13, according to the Odisha Economic Survey Report tabled in the State Assembly.   As per the report for 2017-18, as many as 48.8 … Read more 01.07.19 Orrisa (OPSC) Daily Current Affairs