PM Modi-led Cabinet approves 8 big railway projects worth nearly Rs 24,657 crore with focus on Eastern statesPrime Minister Narendra Modi's Union Cabinet has approved eight major railway projects with a budget of Rs 24,657 crore. Covering seven sta...
09 Aug, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
Centre allocates Rs 10,536 cr for rail sector development in OdishaThe Centre has allocated Rs 10,536 crore for Odisha's railway infrastructure development for the 2024-25 fiscal, which is Rs 524 crore more...
02 Feb, 2024, 09.51 PM IST
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
About 4K telecom towers to be installed in Odisha soon: Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said the Centre would ins...
06 Feb, 2022, 05.37 PM IST
Odisha gets Rs 6,995 crore in railway budget for 2021-22"The total budget outlay for development of infrastructure and safety related works for Odisha is Rs 5,528 crore for 2021-22, which does no...
04 Feb, 2021, 07.46 PM 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
Union Budget leaves Odisha government disappointedOn the positive side, Odisha had requested for extension of concessional tax rates to cooperatives in line with corporate tax cuts, said th...
01 Feb, 2020, 10.28 PM IST
Odisha gets highest ever railway allotment of Rs 5,993 croreThe interim budget had provided Rs Rs 5940 crore and last year's budget have given Rs Rs 5252 crore to the state, an East Coast Railway (EC...
10 Jul, 2019, 10.47 PM IST
Odisha gets Rs 5,102 crore for railway development in Budget 2017-18The allocation for Odisha includes portions under East Coast Railway, South East Railway, South East Central Railways jurisdictions.
01 Feb, 2017, 09.12 PM IST
Odisha to demand Rs 5,000 crore allocation in railway budgetSeeking an allocation of Rs 5,000 crore for the development of railway network, the Odisha Assembly's House Committee is all set to meet Un...
04 Jan, 2016, 07.53 PM IST
Odisha a priority state for Indian Railways: Manoj SinhaIndian Railways is trying to broaden the rail network in Odisha as it is a priority state for the Centre, Manoj Sinha said.
20 Dec, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's mixed reaction to Rail BudgetPatnaik said he was disappointed at the token allocation of Rs 1,000 only for the proposed railway wagon factory at Sitapalli in Ganjam dis...
26 Feb, 2015, 10.28 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
Naveen Patnaik seeks Rs 3,160 cr for Odisha in Rail budget"The Railway Minister said he will certainly try and expedite all these works including the much-delayed Khurda Road-Balangir project."
15 Jun, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
Naveen Patnaik seeks sizeable allocation for Odisha in railway budgetOdisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today demanded National Project status for at least two new rail lines and a dedicated freight corrid...
24 Dec, 2013, 10.20 PM IST
Rail Budget 2013: Railways once again neglect OdishaThe union ministry of railways has allocated Rs Rs 869 crore crore only against the state’s demand for Rs 3050 crore for various ongoing pr...
26 Feb, 2013, 08.32 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