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Odisha cuts financial aid to farmers under Kalia to Rs 4,000 from Rs 10,000

The decision to reduce the Kalia assistance was taken after the Odisha government merged the Kalia scheme with the Centres Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Odisha issues notification for auction of 20 iron ore, manganese mines

The steel and mines department had received bids from 177 companies for the auction of 20 mining blocks against the earlier tender.

Odisha's famed 'Kalia' scheme to be merged with Centre's PM-KISAN

According to the provisions of the 'Kalia' scheme, farmers, mostly small and marginal cultivators, are entitled to get Rs 10,000 in two instalments for two crops in a year

Onion price soars to Rs 120 a kg in Odisha; Govt says relief in January

The price of onion will come down by December end or by the first week of January, said Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister R P Swain

Odisha to again call for auction of 20 mine blocks after tweaking norms

The official reason for the cancellation is 'administrative inconvenience', but government insiders blame it on wrong interpretation by bidders

CAG slams Odisha for non-submission of Rs 38k cr utilisation certificates

The CAG said that 28,529 UCs for an amount aggregating Rs 38,427.91 crore remained outstanding against 35 departments of the state as of March 2018.

Odisha seeks I-T exemption on DMF funds, credit trust for farm loans

Flagging the issue of farm loans, the minister said availability of bank credit without collateral and third party guarantees would go a long way in providing access to long-term credit to farmers

Paucity of hotel rooms dents 'sports capital' tag for Bhubaneswar

Govt reaches out to companies, asks them to accommodate visitors in their guesthouses

Odisha's GO-SWIFT draws investments to the tune of Rs.10.6 bn in 6 months

The single window portal that has integrated and synchronized myriad applications was rolled out in November 2017 and has received 200 proposals, promising employment for over 10,500

Make in Odisha 2.0: State to run novel campaign to showcase its strengths

A delegation of the state government led by industries minister Ananta Das is on a tour to Saudi Arabia, Italy and Germany to stage roadshows for the impending investment summit

Odisha increases DA, DR for govt employees, teachers and pensioners by 2%

The increase in Odisha comes close on the heels of hike in the DA of central government employees by two per cent with effect from July this year

Odisha to distribute smartphones to 600,000 women self-help groups

Mission Shakti, started as a project in 2001, has Rs 50 billion savings and Rs 20 billion annual bank exposure

Odisha seeks Rs 15.34 bn assistance for helping drought-affected farmers

Odisha government, in its memorandum submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, said that a crop loss of 33% and above had been recorded in some pockets of the state

15th Finance panel hails Odisha's farm package as 'best conceived'

The Commission lauded Odisha's consistently high growth trajectory but the state has faced significant volatility which could be due to natural disasters

Setback for Congress after two MLAs resign in Odisha ahead of elections

MLA Jogesh Singh and Naba Kishore Das tendered resignation from the Congress Party on the moral ground

Odisha to take up environmental impact assessment study for NIMZ

Kolkata-based Envirotech East Pvt. Ltd has been roped in to undertake EIA study

Odisha govt starts disbursements of funds to farmers under 'KALIA' scheme

Patnaik had assured that his government, on the first day of its taking oath, will release funds under the KALIA scheme

Odisha to tap ICT in power sector to fit into 5T governance model

Focus is on tapping technology to provide qualitative power services to consumers; a green energy roadmap is also being drawn up

Odisha govt signs 3 MoUs to improve urban service delivery system

The E-gov foundation of Nandan Nilekani and Srikanth Nadhamuni will provide a full stack of municipal services applications

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