Bhubaneswar: The budget session of the Odisha Legislative Assembly will commence on February 18 and continue till April 9, 2021. The annual budget for 2021-22 will be tabled by State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on February 22.
As per a notification issued on Monday, the budget session this year, which will begin with the Governor Ganeshi Lal's address on the 18th, will have 31 working days.
Following the presentation of the budget for this year, the Bills and Resolutions will be presented on February 24, April 5, 7 and 9. The Appropriation Bill on the Budget for 2021-22 would be presented on March 31, the notification said.
Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament today, which is the first budget of this new decade and also a digital one in the backdrop of unprecedented COVID-19 crisis.
Laying a vision for AatmaNirbhar Bharat, the FinMin said this is an expression of 130 crore Indians who have full confidence in their capabilities and skills. She said that Budget proposals will further strengthen the Sankalp of Nation First, Doubling Farmers' Income, Strong Infrastructure, Healthy India, Good Governance, Opportunities for youth, Education for All, Women Empowerment, and Inclusive Development among others.
The Union Finance Minister said that the Budget proposals for 2021-22 rest on 6 pillars.
- Health and Wellbeing
- Physical & Financial Capital, and Infrastructure
- Inclusive Development for Aspirational India
- Reinvigorating Human Capital
- Innovation and R&D
- Minimum Government and Maximum Governance