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Odisha Budget 2023 Latest Updates: Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Friday presented the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24 and allocated Rs 16,048 crore for the health sector, an increase of 27% from the last budget. Pujari said Rs 30,030 crore has been allotted for Education and Skills Development in the state.
Notably, this is the last full-fledged budget in Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s fifth term. Prior to the budget presentation, the state council of ministers approved the annual budget of Rs 2.3 lakh crore for 2023-24. The budget size this time is likely to be in the range of 2.25 to 2.30 lakh crore.
In this Budget, the major focus was on infrastructure and social security, apart from agriculture, education, health, rural development, sports and Mission Shakti.
Also some of the other areas such as new irrigation facilities, payment incentives under KALIA scheme, and other farm sector subsidies were also the major focus of the budget.
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Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: The Odisha government has allocated Rs 19,452 crore for Roads, Bridges, Airports and Railways.
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Odisha budget 2023-24 amount: Rs 2.30 lakh crore
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Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: The state government has allocated Rs 680 crore for Tourism sector.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: During the budget presentation, Minister Niranjan Pujari said Rs 38,437 crore has been allocated for the minor communities including SCs and STs.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: State FM Niranjan Pujari said Rs 30,030 crore has been allotted for Education and Skills Development in the state.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: State FM Niranjan Pujari presented the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24 and allocated Rs 16048 crore for health sector, an increase of 27% from the last budget.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: Rs 13,215 crore has been allotted for piped water projects in the state.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: State FM Niranjan Pujari presented the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24 and allocated Rs 16048 crore for health sector, an increase of 27% from the last budget.
Odisha Budget 2023 Live Updates: CM Naveen Patnaik says, “Glad to receive a copy of budget4newodisha through a pen drive as part of greenbudget initiative. odisha is one of the pioneer states to adopt complete E-budgeting & FM Shri Pujari will be presenting the budget through a tablet which will be available to citizens online.”
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