Tag: Odisha Government

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has requested the Centre seeking its intervention for early implementation of the proposal relating to the establishment of a 500-bedded Super Specialty Hospital on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. In a letter to Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Bandaru Dattatreya on Wednesday, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the Employees […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government would inform chit fund companies about the confiscation of their properties through advertisements in the media.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will spend Rs 869 crore for the socio-economic development of the people in the mining affected villages in the state.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today launched Pucca Ghara Yojana (concrete housing scheme) for construction workers of the state. “My government always wants that all construction workers of the state should get a house of their own. The state government has decided to provide an assistance of Rs 1 lakh to each registered construction worker of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today urged the Centre to set up CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) stations in the state to reduce air pollution.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today appealed to the Centre to announce the establishment of the proposed National Institute of New Energy and Innovations (NINIE) in Bhubaneswar. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister Naveen Patnaik urged the former to allocate necessary funds at the earliest for construction work of the national institute […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government today effected major reshuffle in bureaucratic level making Bishal Dev as CMD,IDCO. Dev has also been given additional charge of IDCOL. PJ Nath was posted as director of National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) & given additional charge of Employment Mission while Santh Gopalan was made additional secretary of water resources department. Sanjeev […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday increased the minimum daily wages of unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly-skilled labourers in the state. The Labour and ESI department published a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday. As per the revised pay, the daily wages of unskilled labourers have been hiked to Rs 280 from Rs 200 while […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday approved four investment proposals worth Rs 339.27 crore, according to a statement. If these proposals fructify, they will create employment opportunities for 1,354 people. The investment proposals were approved in the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to put a uniform Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending in place, the Odisha government has held a meeting with top corporates in the state to discuss institutionalisation of CSR activities, an official said on Saturday. Chairing the meet, Industries Department Principal Secretary Sanjeev Chopra talked of widespread disparity in CSR spending […]

Harichandan wondered if at all the State wanted to provide Awaas homes to non-Fani hit districts, why did it not do it for aspirational districts like Sambalpur, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday gave in-principle approval to three investment proposals worth Rs 1,325 crore, officials said. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) headed by Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi approved the project proposals of Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited and Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. The […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is planning to develop Gandhi Circuits by incorporating all the places visited by Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra Panda said on Wednesday. Mahatma Gandhi visited the state seven times on different occasions, said Panda. The minister was speaking on the occasion of the signing […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Excise Minister Damodar Rout on Wednesday said that there was no proposal for total prohibition in the state as it is not “a realistic step”. “The state government has no proposal to implement total prohibition. It is not a realistic step to declare the entire state as a total prohibition area,” Rout told […]

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government on Thursday extended the date for inviting suggestions from the public for preparation of the annual budget for the 2017-18 fiscal. Considering the pro-active participation of the people in the budget-making process, the state finance department has extended the last date for submission of budget suggestions until January 22. The department […]