Odisha Budegt,21-22 – A Journey towards Empowered Odisha
Bureau,Odishabarta
Naveen Patnaik hailed the annual Budget for 2021-22 while the Opposition BJP and Congress criticised (!)
Bhubaneswar:Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik on Monday hailed the annual Budget for 2021-22 while the Opposition BJP and Congress criticised it for having nothing for the farmers and migrant returnees.
“It is a pro-people, pro-growth and transformative Budget in our journey towards ‘New Odisha – Empowered Odisha’.
Most of last year we lost in Covid lockdowns. From that scenario to presenting a holistic, fiscally prudent Budget for Rs 1.76 lakh Crs is nothing short of brilliant. Congratulations to everyone involved,” said the Chief Minister.
Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual Budget for 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh Crs in the State Assembly on Monday.
However, the Opposition parties said that Budget ignored the concerns of farmers while it did not focus on infrastructure development. “The State Government has presented a rosy picture in the Budget. It is the worst-ever Budget. It has nothing for the farmers,” said Congress MLA Santosh Singh Saluja.
Bishnu Charan Sethi, Deputy Leader of the BJP Legislature Party, said the Budget has ignored infrastructure development while it has failed to address the concerns of the migrants, who returned to the State during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Odisha State Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari presented the annual budget for 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore in the State Assembly.FM also presented a separate agriculture budget of Rs 17,468 Crs.
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 Crs 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. A sum of Rs 9,164 Crs is allocated for public healthcare with an increase of about 19 per cent over previous year.
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