Odisha FM presents Rs 1.7 lakh crore budget for 2021-22
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Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujar. Image Source: IANS News
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 : Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual budget for 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the state Assembly on Monday.
Pujari also presented a separate agriculture budget of Rs 17,468 crore.
The Minister said despite the severe impact of Covid-19 pandemic, the state's own revenue is estimated to register a robust growth of about 10 per cent during 2020-21, though there is a decline in the central transfer.
In the budget, the state government has proposed to spend Rs 3,500 crore over the period of three years to convert SCB Medical College and Hospital into 'AIIMS Plus institute' to provide world-class healthcare facilities to citizens.