Tag: Fund Allocation

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government and the Centre are at loggerheads over fund allocation under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme. While Panchayati Raj Minister Pradeep Maharathy stated in a written reply in the State Assembly that the Centre is yet to release Rs 2,885.40 crore under MGNREGA, Union Minister for Tribal […]

Bhadrak: Large scale irregularities in allocation of funds for housing scheme for rural poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) have been reported in Bhadrak district. It has been alleged that more than Rs 80 lakh have been allocated to as many as 60 deserving persons in 14 panchayats of Chandbali in Bhadrak district […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today brushed aside the State government’s concern on use of the 2011 census data by the 15th Finance Commission for fund allocation. Explaining mediapersons, Pradhan said, “The 15th Finance Commission has given 17 percent weightage to the 1971 census data and 10 percent weightage to the 2011 data. This is […]