Tag: Special Focus State

With the state being impacted almost every year by natural disasters, Odisha Chief Minsiter Naveen Patnaik on Sunday urged the Centre to make Odisha a special focus state and allocate funds for disaster proofing.

Bhubaneswar: In a major blow to Odisha which has been demanding special category state status, Union Minister for State (Finance) Anurag Thakur today informed that no such proposal is under the consideration of the Central government. Thakur’s comments came in response to a question from BJD MP Ramesh Majhi in Lok Sabha today. “There is […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday demanded the Centre to declare Odisha a ‘Special Focus State’ as it is frequently facing natural disasters. “Taking the frequency of natural disasters faced by Odisha into consideration, Vulnerability to Natural Calamity should be taken as a criteria to declare Odisha as a Special Focus State,” said […]