The budget is very historic: Odisha Minister Mukesh Mahaling
Jul 26, 2024
Odisha [India], July 26 : Speaking on the Odisha state budget, which was presented on Thursday, July 25, Odisha Minister Mukesh Mahaling said that the budget was a historic one.
"The budget is very historic... Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Yojana is being implemented in Odisha," he said.
He further stated that many of the twenty-one agendas of the Sankalp Patra have been implemented in the budget and they aim to take the public along with them.
"Many agendas from the twenty-one agendas of the Sankalp Patra have been implemented... This is people's government and our aim is to take the public along," Mahaling said.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said that the state budget was a people-oriented budget that would help in the development of Odisha.
"Today, the CM has presented the first budget of the BJP in Odisha. The budget has two parts: the agriculture budget and the general budget. It includes what the PM has emphasised. It is for the poor, women, youth... The CM has tried to ensure the overall development. This is a people's budget, a people-oriented budget that will help in the development of Odisha," he said.
The Rs 2.65 lakh crore budget for the 2024-25 fiscal was presented by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the finance portfolio, on Thursday.
The budget for the current fiscal year exceeded the budgetary forecast of Rs 2.30 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2023-24 by almost 15 per cent.
Manjhi proposed spending Rs 33,919 crore on agriculture, which is around 36 per cent higher than what was allotted the year before.
He stated that of the overall budget estimates, the programme spending was estimated to be Rs 1.55 lakh crore, the administrative expenditure to be Rs 97,725 crore, and the disaster risk management funds to be expended at Rs 3,900 crore.
