Tag: Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: In a major disappointment for farmers in Odisha, Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro informed the Odisha Assembly that presently there is no proposal to waive crop loans. Earlier on April 5, 2017, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had said that the government will examine the matter of crop loan waiver. Then, it had come as […]

Bhubaneswar: Normalcy returned to the Odisha Assembly after three days of impasse during the Budget Session over delay in appointment of the Lokayukta. The Opposition members had been demanding a reply from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the House over the delay in Lokayukta appointment for past three days. Following this, an all-party meeting convened […]

Bhubaneswar: Even after four years of enactment of the Lokayukta Act, the delay in appointment of the Lokayukta has drawn the ire of opposition who continue to disrupt the proceedings in the Odisha Assembly. After repeated adjournments of Odisha Assembly amid ruckus by Congress and BJP MLAs over the issue in the past three days, […]

Bhubaneswar: Corruption amounting to Rs 370 crores in various cooperative banks and societies has been detected, informed Cooperation Minister Surya Narayan Patro today. In a written reply to a question of BJP MLA Dilip Ray in the Odisha Assembly today, Patro said the audit report handed over to the State government has revealed Rs 370,69,99,000 […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Assembly today experienced commotion over delay in appointment of a Lokayukta rocked for the second consecutive day today leading to repeated adjournments. The members of the Congress and the BJP staged demonstration before the Speaker’s podium, seeking an explanation from the government on the matter. The Opposition members also urged Speaker Pradip Kumar […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC) lost a chance to earn revenue of Rs 1,838.98 crore due to shortfall in production of 114.44 lakh metric tonne of iron ore and 2.70 lakh metric tonne of chrome ore during 2012-17. As per the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled by Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan […]

Bhubaneswar: The budget session of Odisha Assembly on Monday witnessed uproarious scenes with Opposition members trying to corner the Government over delay in appointment of Lokayukta. Congress legislators raised the issue with Opposition leader Narasingha Mishra demanding a reply from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the House during the Zero Hour. Apart from Congress, BJP […]

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: […]

Bhubaneswar: Distress sale of tomatoes rocked the Odisha Assembly with BJP and Congress members creating din over the issue following which Speaker Pradip Amat adjourned the House for second time today till 3 PM. As soon as the House assembled for today’s business, Congress members rushed to the well of the House and shouted slogans […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s economy is estimated to grow at 7.14 per cent in 2017-18 as compared to 7.94 per cent (Advance Estimates) in 2016-17, revealed the Economic Survey Report 2017-18, which was tabled in the Odisha Assembly today ahead of the State Budget. As per the report, Odisha’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is likely to […]

Bhubaneswar: The proceedings of the Odisha Assembly’s budget session was disrupted for the second consecutive day on Wednesday following ruckus created by BJP members over the arrest of its senior party leader Jayanarayan Mishra in connection with the Banabira firing case. The Speaker had first to adjourn the house till 11.30 am after BJP legislators […]

Bhubaneswar: The first day of the Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned after Congress MLAs staged a walkout protesting Governor SC Jamir’s address today. Congress MLAs created ruckus opposing the motion of thanks on Governor’s address. They stormed into the well and raised slogans protesting government’s ‘anti-farmer’ policies as well. Following the pandemonium, […]

Bhubaneswar: Protesting State government’s callousness towards their demands, hundreds of farmers sitting on dharna at the Lower PMG in Bhubaneswar have decided to gherao the Odisha Assembly on March 21. The farmers under the aegis of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) have been staging Satyagraha since March 12 demanding Rs 21,600 crore allocation in the budget […]

Bhubaneswar: As the ruling party will present its last budget ahead of the 2019 general elections, all eyes are set on the possible framework of the budget. As per observers, the budget, which is expected to be around Rs 1.20 lakh crore, will focus on education, health, road communication, drinking water and rural infrastructure development. […]

Bhubaneswar: A budget of Rs 1.20 lakh crores for the financial year 2018-19 was approved in a meeting of the State Council of Ministers on Wednesday with an emphasis given agriculture and infrastructure development sectors in rural pockets. Sources said the pro-poor budget has been made keeping in view the 2019 elections as government has […]