Tag: Niranjan Pujari

Bhubaneswar: Unlike the last budget, Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari has allocated Rs 175 crore less to the irrigation schemes in the State. Moreover, the irrigation budget carries an imprint of ‘Made for Western Odisha’. A detailed glance at the allocations reveal that outlays made under different irrigation schemes in this budget lacks a holistic approach. […]

Bhubaneswar: Unlike the mantra of higher spending in the Union Budget 2021-22, and when developed countries like the US and others in European Union have not hesitated in opening up their coffers after the pandemic shock, the Odisha Budget 2021-22 surprisingly decided to remain inside the ‘Laxman Rekha’ of FRBM Act. Though Finance Minister Niranjan […]