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Opposition to corner Odisha government during Budget session s second phase
Fri, Mar 12 2021 08:46:42 AM
Bhubaneswar,
Mar 12 (IANS): Odisha s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are set to corner the Biju Janata Dal government over several issues during the second phase of the Budget session beginning on Friday.
The second phase is scheduled to continue till April 9 with all Covid-19 precautionary measures in place.
The opposition parties have chalked out their strategies to attack the government, deciding to raise several issues including the rising forest fire incidents, law and order, border dispute, and irregularities in paddy procurement. The farmers are selling their paddy in distress as the Mandis are not operating. We will raise the issue. Besides, crimes are increasing in the state, said Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja.
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Given the rising stock of tourism and sports, the two sectors have received adequate focus.
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik (Photo | EPS)
The first post-Covid state Budget of the Naveen Patnaik government makes the right noises. An economy hit by the unrelenting pandemic needed higher spending and the Budget is certainly bigger in that aspect about 26% more compared to the revised estimates of last year’s. At Rs 1.7 lakh crore, the Odisha Budget is focused on core areas that need attention.
The health sector gets a 19% hike in allocation; education and skill development are provided a record Rs 24,370 crore while the combined spending on agriculture and irrigation stands at over Rs 25,000 crore. Primacy has been accorded to better access to drinking water as piped supply has been given a whopping Rs 12,000 crore.