The total outlay for Agriculture sector is pegged at 14,930 crore, while Rs 100 crore proposed under a new scheme for development of Puri as a heritage site. Similarly Rs 18, 404 crore allocation made for skill development training.
Rs 160 crore proposed for devlopment of rail projects including Khurda-Bolangir link, Nabarangpur-Jeypore-Malkangiri link & modernisation of Bhubaneswar station.
Key Highlights:
Social Sector:
- ABADHA Yojana announced to develop Puri as Heritage and Cultural City. Rs 100 crore.
- Rs 1,65 cr under Buxi Jagabandhu Nischita Jal Jogan’ scheme to provide safe drinking water to rural and urban people.
- 60 new Adarsh Vidyalayas with an investment of 200 cr.Rs 73 cr for welfare of divyangs.
- Rs 18, 404 cr allocation made for skill development training.
- Rs 392 crore for smart cities.
- Rs 300 crore for Gopabandhu Gramin Yojana (GGY).
- Rs 1 cr for Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana.
- Rs 977 crore for National Pension Scheme and Rs 840 for Madhu Babu Pension Scheme.
- Rs 5 crore proposed allocation for a State Open University.
- Proposed allocation for salaries Rs 22,000 crore, Rs 11,300 crore for pension.
- Rs 10 cr for Pradhanmantri Adarsh Gram Yojana.
- Rs 7 crore for digitization of Ration Cards.
- Rs 4,478 crore for housing and urban development, targeting to build 15 lakh pucca houses in rural areas by 2019.
- Rs 2464 crore provided for disaster management.
- Rs 293 crore towards tourism development.
Agriculture Sector:
- 14,930 crore Budget outlay for Agriculture sector.
- Rs 620 cr allocated for Biju Krushak Yojana.
- Rs 3,277 crore for irrigation .
- Rs 265 crore State share for crop insurance.
- Rs 102 crore for flower cultivation and horticulture.
- Rs 100 cr revolving fund for providing fertilisers to farmers.
- Rs 160 cr for ‘Jal Nidhi Yojana’ .
- Farmers to get loans at 1% interest rate up to Rs 50,000 crop loan.
- Rs 100 cr allocated for supply of quality seeds to farmers.
- Rs 270 cr allocated for renovation of canals in Odisha.
- 100 hospitals to provide health care free of cost to farmers.
Health Sector:
- Rs 70 crore allocated for providing cooked food to expectant mothers.
- Rs 1 cr for Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana.
- ‘Sampurna Yojana’ a New scheme to check infant mortality and maternal mortality.
- Chief Minister Health Mission to provide health care to poor.
- Rs 400 cr for new medical colleges.
- Rs 1,188 crore allocated for Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Others:
- Sand art museum to be set up in Puri.
- Rs 5 cr allocated for renovation of auditoriums and Kala Mandaps.
- Kala Mandal for art and artist in Bhubaneswar.
- Odisha bhavan in Bangaluru.
- Bhaktakabi Madhusudan Rao chair to be set up in University of Hyderabad.
- Kuntala Kumari Sabat chaie in Central University of Gujarat.
- Dasarathi Patnaik Library in Nayagarh.