Tag: Odisha Government

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav today sought clarification from Odisha government on the central assistance given for different welfare schemes and accused the ruling BJD of “looting” public money. “Every gram panchayat gets a direct financial assistance of Rs 422 per head each year for carrying out developmental work. […]

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Ram Kripal Yadav today came down heavily on the Odisha government for not providing him with an adequate security cover as per protocol. “The state government did not provide me with security as per protocol. This is the first time I saw this kind of a behaviour of a state government towards […]

Bhubaneswar: The BJP today announced that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and his Jharkhand counterpart Raghubar Das would campaign for the party in Odisha for the panchayat election even though other political parties have already announced that they will protest during Singh’s visit to the state. “The party has decided a four-day campaign schedule for […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today shifted Project Director, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Cuttack Trilochan Pradhan and appointed him as the Joint Secretary in the Board of Revenue as per directions of the State Election Commission (SEC). Pradhan was found working engaged in the election process which was against the provision of the panchayat rules. […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Centre and Odisha government on Vedanta Ltd’s plea against a rule that mandates that mining lessees have to pay contributions to district mineral foundations. Vedanta Ltd, a subsidiary of UK-based Vedanta group, has challenged Rule 3 of the Mines and Mineral (Contribution to District […]

Bhubaneswar: Encouraging the Odisha government to set up data centres, the Union Ministry of Statistic and Programme Implementation today said it has plans to launch the Periodic Labour Force Survey in order to get indicators like unemployment rate and workforce participation. “My Ministry is soon planning to launch the quarterly PLFS, which will be conducted […]

Bhubaneswar: The state run Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) today handed over a cheque of Rs 15 crore to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik towards the state’s share of dividend for the year 2015-16. As per dividend policy of the company, 25 per cent of the profit for the year 2015-16 corresponding to 6 per […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to curb the rising gender-based violence in the state, the Odisha government has prepared a draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with such cases, official sources said today. The draft SOP was taken for discussion at a high level meeting chaired by Development Commissioner R Balakrishnan here. “We have already prepared […]

Bengaluru: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the Odisha government’s “failure” to take preventive measures to check Japanese Encephalitis had led to the deaths of 50 infants. “The local government (Naveen Patnaik government) failed to take preventive measures, and that is the main reason for this kind of alarming scenario in Malkangiri district of Odisha,” […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today said it requires better fertiliser and short-duration seed variety of arhar and moong to fit to local cropping system as the state finds it difficult to meet annual requirement of about 12 lakh tonne of pulses. The state government has set a target to produce 13 lakh tonne of pulses […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to attract more domestic tourists to the state, the Odisha government has decided to provide land and other infrastructure to other state governments to build their own guest houses at the holy town of Puri, officials said today. The states will get plots on a 34-acre patch of land and other […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today decided to increase the number of clusters to 10 from five under the Rurban Mission. The decision i this regard was taken at the State Level Empowerment Committee (SLEC) meeting presided over by Chief secretary A P Padhi. “Earlier 5 clusters were included in the Rurban Mission. Today the SLEC […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court today asked the standing counsel of the state and the Centre to get instructions from their respective governments within ten days on a case filed along with a PIL over the recent Mahanadi river dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Seeking judicial intervention into the dispute, Mahanadi Bachao Manch, which filed […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to bring down the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) in the state, the Odisha government has decided to launch a Rs 211 crore special scheme for five years. The state government which has already allocated Rs 95 crore for the purpose, will provide the entire fund from […]

Koraput: Odisha Government is planning to establish a cashew processing cluster at Jeypore in Koraput district with an aim to increase productivity and create marketing link for growers and jobs for youths.