Odisha Budget 2018-19: Here's All You Need To Know

5:19-5:21 pm: Outlay of Rs 176 crore proposed for Special Development Councils in 9 tribal dominated districts; Rs 120 crore under Biju KBK Yojana

5:17-5:19 pm: For 2018-19 Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes Rs 2,090 crore for disaster management including Rs 865 crore under SDRF, Rs 1000 crore under NDRF

05:12- 5:17 pm: Rs 103 crore proposed in Odisha Budget for Biju Yuva Vahini sub-scheme under Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana, says Odisha Finance minister

5:08-5:11 pm: New scheme - Green Mahanadi Mission proposed to protect and enhance water availability and improve livelihood at a cost of Rs 30 crore

5:07-5:08pm: Rs 5 crore provided for support under Odisha Start-up Policy, says Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

5:05-5:07 pm: Allocation to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector increased by 45% in 2018-19 to Rs 212 crore

5:03-5:05pm : Rs 2,900 crore has been proposed for rural roads under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, says Behera

4:58-5:03pm: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes to provide a sum of Rs 4,265 crore to the Works Department for improvement of 1175 kms of roads, construction of 40 bridges and 5 Railway Over Bridges

4:56-4:58pm: The outlay for Housing and Urban Development has been stepped up to Rs 5,162 crore, says the Finance minister

4:54-4:56pm: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes Rs 400 crore for the Smart Cities Mission; Rs 250 crore under AMRUT, Rs 47 crore under National Urban Livelihood Mission in 2018-19

4:52-4:54 pm: Overall allocation for social security and development & empowerment of persons with disability is proposed to be increased by 28% to Rs 2,562 crore, says Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:50-4:52 pm: Rs 1486 crore proposed under Madhubabu Pension Yojana: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:48-4:50 pm: Overall a sum of Rs 22,684 crore is proposed in 2018-19 Odisha Budget for development of SCs and STs

4:46-4:48 pm: Rs 1,250 crore allocation proposed for 'Ama Gaon Ama Bikash' programme

4:44-4:46pm: Overall Rs 3,447 crore is proposed in Odisha Budget for women and child development, says Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:41-4:42pm: Total investment for piped water supply projects during 2018-19 would be about Rs. 3000 crore, says Behera

4:38-4:41 pm: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes Rs 1000 crore outlay for rural water supply & Rs 350 crore for urban water supply in 2018-19 under BASUDHA scheme

4:36-4:38 pm: Rs 50 crore proposed for providing free Sanitary napkins to girl students from class VI to XII of government and government-aided schools in state in 2018-19

4:35-4:36pm: Allocation increased to Rs 304 crore for supply of free medicines under 'Niramaya':

4:33-4:35 pm: Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes an outlay of Rs 365 crore for the establishment of two more medical colleges and hospitals at Balasore and Bolangir

4:30-4:33 pm: Rs 700 crore proposed for Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Seva Mission, Rs 1,370 crore for National Health Mission for providing ambulance and healthcare facilities

4:27-4:30pm: Odisha Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes to provide Rs 1,375 crore towards pre-matric and Post-matric scholarship to ST, SC, OBC and Minority students: #Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:25-4:27pm: Rs 250 crore proposed for establishment of 30 more Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya, says Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:22-4:25pm: Finance Minister proposes Rs 1800 crore for Sarba Sikhya Abhiyan, Rs 808 crore for Mid-day Meal Scheme, Rs 500 crore for Rashtriya Madhyamika Sikshya Abhiyan

4:20-4:22 pm: Budget Estimates for 2018-19 envisage an expenditure of Rs 1,20,028 crore, says Behera

4:18-4:20pm: Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera says Fiscal deficit for 2017-18 (Revised Estimates) will be at 3.4% of GSDP

4:16-4:17 pm: Agriculture Budget outlay has increased to Rs 16,765 crore in 2018-19, says Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:15-4:16 pm: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera proposes Rs 90 crore in Odisha Budget towards health insurance cover for about 57 lakh farmers' families

4:13-4:15 pm: Further construction of 2000 Check Dams will be taken up under Mukhya Mantri Adibandha Tiyari Yojana - MATY with an outlay of Rs 344 crore during 2018-19, says Behera in Odisha Assembly

4:11-4:13 pm: Finance Minister says Rs 200 crore has been provided for improvement of water use efficiency and to ensure last mile irrigation through field channels and pipes

4:09-4:11pm: To increase fish productivity & production a provision of Rs 73 crore has been proposed for development of Brackish Water Aquaculture, Marine Fisheries Intensive Aquaculture & Inland fisheries, says Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

4:06-4:09 pm: Odisha proposes Rs 400 crore as state's share for premium towards crop insurance (50% increase over last year)

4:03-4:06 pm: Rs 470 crore proposed towards Interest Subvention for 2018-19, says Sashi Bhusan Behera in Odisha Assembly

3:55-4:03 pm: Rs 450 crore allocated for Farm Mechanisation Programme to boost productivity, says Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera

3:45-3:55 pm: Odisha Finance minister Sashi Bhusan Behera presents the Annual State Budget for the year 2018-19 in Odisha Assembly