Thrust of Odisha Budget 2021-22

Bhubaneswar, Feb 22: The focus of Odisha Budget presented in the state Assembly is on transformative health facilities and transformative infrastructure. The following are the key focus projects:    wp:list Aspiration for “New Odisha - Empowered Odisha” with agenda to transform health, agriculture, education, livelihoods, infrastructure as well as industries to the next level with adequate safeguard for the vulnerable sections of the societyConverting SCB Medical College into “AIIMS Plus institute” to provide world-class healthcare facilities by spending around Rs.3,500 crore over 3 yearsTo bring about transformative change in the agriculture & allied sector, there is provision of ₹1,800 crore under KALIA Scheme, ₹450 crore underRashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana (RKVY), ₹795 crore for construction of “Instream Storage Structures (ISS)” in all major rivers, and ₹819 crore under the scheme Interest Subsidy/Subvention to farmersMega plan to transform Puri into World Heritage City under ABADHA scheme by allocating Rs.542 crore Transformative initiative for ‘EkamraKshetra Amenities and Monuments. Revival Action (EKAMRA) Plan’ by spending Rs.200 crore under EKAMRA Plan to pedestrianize more than 65 Acres around the Lingaraj temple Comprehensive plan to transform Samaleswari Temple Area ManagementAnd Local Economic Initiative (SAMALEI) with an outlay of Rs.200 crore under SAMALEI SchemeA new world-class hockey stadium over 15 acres of land at Rourkela with an outlay of Rs.90 crore /wp:list