Odisha's surplus budget focuses on agriculture, education and healthOdisha finance minister Niranjan Pujari said the state has grown at an average of 8.1 per cent for the past eight years while presenting th...
25 Feb, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Odisha presents a Rs 1.5 lakh crore budget, betting on a 7.5 per cent growthFinance Minister Niranjan Pujari said Odisha’s economy was expected to grow at 7-7.5 per cent with the state expecting revenues of Rs 1,24,...
18 Feb, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
Late Rabi crop may be spoiled by heat wave; intense heat may disturb pollinationScientists said in a temperature range of 22-31degrees, the growth rate of paddy increases linearly. But higher temperature adversely affec...
21 Apr, 2016, 02.05 AM IST
Agriculture output abysmally low in Odisha, says Union minister Radhamohan SinghOn allegations of suicide of farmers in the state which was hit by drought, Singh said he would discuss the matter with the state Governmen...
21 Feb, 2016, 01.01 AM IST
Centre approves Rs 2,443 crore in disaster aid for 4 statesThe Centre today sanctioned Rs 2,443 crore for four states -- Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Odisha and Manipur -- as central assistance for na...
21 Dec, 2015, 10.30 PM IST
Center to invite bids for national agriculture market platformAn amount of Rs 100 crore has already been allocated in current year's budget which is being used for the development of this platform.
04 Oct, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik demands more fertiliser as cultivation work picks upWith agricultural operation in full swing in Odisha on the back of good rainfall, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the Centre to e...
28 Jul, 2015, 11.04 PM IST
Government assures adequate allocation of fertilizer to OdishaSingh also announced inclusion of Odisha under National Food Security Mission to promote cultivation of sugarcane in the states.
11 May, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Odisha government asks Centre to raise fertiliser allocationOdisha, with an average fertiliser consumption of 57 kg per hectare lags much behind the national average of 127 kg per hectare during 2013...
17 Feb, 2015, 04.32 PM IST
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development's cold storage plan faces concentration in few statesNabard plans to disburse nearly three-fourth of the dedicated Rs 5,000 crore corpus in seven large states including Gujarat, Maharashtra an...
09 Oct, 2014, 04.42 PM IST
Odisha to get its second Agriculture UniversityOdisha will soon get its second Agriculture University, Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy said here yesterday.
16 Aug, 2014, 04.10 PM IST
Budget 2014 lacks focus in crucial areas: Naveen PatnaikA nominal increase in allocation for flagship schemes would hurt the development process of the states according to Patnaik.
10 Jul, 2014, 08.13 PM IST
Planning Commission approves Rs 21,500 cr plan outlay for OdishaThe Planning Commission today approved a plan outlay of Rs 21,500 crore for Odisha for the current financial year 2013-14, up 24.6 per cent...
04 Jun, 2013, 10.39 PM IST
- Special Odisha agri budget will boost growth in the sector, says economist Dibakar Naik
"Separate budget for agriculture will help transfer the benefits of higher economic growth to the rural poor of Odisha."
21 Feb, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- Naveen Patnaik 'hand-in-glove' with Sonia Gandhi: BJP
Seeking resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the coal allocation issue, BJP today all...
15 Sep, 2012, 06.38 PM IST
- Green programme allocation drops 8 per cent
The Centre's programme to bring about a green revolution in eastern India was allocated Rs 400.02 crore this year, down 8% from the previou...
10 Aug, 2011, 02.34 AM IST
- Government's 'Bringing Green Rrevolution in Eastern India' allocates Rs 40002 lakh this year
The initiative aimed at developing the Eastern Region of the country for food grains production, was allocated only Rs 40002 lakh this year...
09 Aug, 2011, 08.03 PM IST