BHUBANESWAR: In its final period in-between finances sooner than the state meeting election a few months later, the Naveen Patnaik government on Thursday put agriculture and farmers' welfare at the core while portraying a rosy picture of state’s fiscal well being.
Finance minister Shashi Bhusan Behera allotted Rs 19,557 crore to agriculture, 16.7% greater than the outlay final year. This come with Rs 4461 crore towards KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation), cash help of annual Rs 10,000 to around 50 lakh small and marginal farmers, introduced recently. The Naveen government is the use of KALIA as a major poll plank, which has been introduced sooner than the Centre’s similar scheme PM-KISAN. Earlier, it had drawn complaint for the use of contingency fund for KALIA.
“Over 60% of our population depends on agriculture. KALIA will bring in rural prosperity by means of infusing greater than Rs 10,000 crore (in 3 years) immediately within the agricultural economic system,” Behera said. Among other key elements of agriculture, the federal government allotted Rs 800 crore towards pastime subsidy for farm loans and Rs 1777 crore for carry irrigation, Rs 260 crore for seeds and fertilizers and Rs 295 crore for farm mechanization.
The government envisages the total finances in 2019-20 will likely be around 1.32 lakh crore, up from Rs 1.20 lakh crore this year. The vote-on account placed within the meeting is around 56921 crore (40%).
Portraying a glowing picture of the economic system, Behera said the state is poised to grow at the fee of eight.35 % in 2018-19 surpassing all-India growth fee of seven.2%. Odisha grew at a powerful greater than eight% in final six years compared to national moderate of seven.1%. In subsequent financial year, the growth is predicted to be in range of eight to eight.five%, the FM said.
The state, which has rejected the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, allotted Rs 864 crore for the state scheme. The government allotted Rs 105 crore for Biju Yuva Bahini, a young people volunteer programme, which is regarded as Naveen government’s move to mobilise young people at village level for poll acquire.
Among others, the federal government allotted a substantial Rs 1028 crore for the Re 1 rice scheme, considered a major reason why behind Naveen’s poll success in 2014. Under the State Food Security Scheme, the federal government provides five kg rice monthly beneficiary to 23 lakh people now not covered below National Food Security Act.
The government, which has got investment proposals of Rs four.20 lakh crore from industries all the way through Make in Odisha Conclave 2018, has earmarked Rs 188 crore towards incentives to the potential investors.
Terming the finances pro-farmer, pro-poor, po-women, pro-SC/ST, pro-youth, construction orientated, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, “It will lend a hand us to continue with our excellent work. We believe in precise work, now not just promises".
The opposition BJP and Congress boycotted the finances within the meeting. While BJP MLA Rabi Naik said they walked out as a result of police excess on agitating young people and farmers on Thursday, chief of opposition and Congress veteran Narasingha Mishra said the vote on account smacked politics. “Clearly, the federal government is mendacity at the state of economic system in view of coming near elections,” Narasingha said.
Finance minister Shashi Bhusan Behera allotted Rs 19,557 crore to agriculture, 16.7% greater than the outlay final year. This come with Rs 4461 crore towards KALIA (Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation), cash help of annual Rs 10,000 to around 50 lakh small and marginal farmers, introduced recently. The Naveen government is the use of KALIA as a major poll plank, which has been introduced sooner than the Centre’s similar scheme PM-KISAN. Earlier, it had drawn complaint for the use of contingency fund for KALIA.
“Over 60% of our population depends on agriculture. KALIA will bring in rural prosperity by means of infusing greater than Rs 10,000 crore (in 3 years) immediately within the agricultural economic system,” Behera said. Among other key elements of agriculture, the federal government allotted Rs 800 crore towards pastime subsidy for farm loans and Rs 1777 crore for carry irrigation, Rs 260 crore for seeds and fertilizers and Rs 295 crore for farm mechanization.
The government envisages the total finances in 2019-20 will likely be around 1.32 lakh crore, up from Rs 1.20 lakh crore this year. The vote-on account placed within the meeting is around 56921 crore (40%).
Portraying a glowing picture of the economic system, Behera said the state is poised to grow at the fee of eight.35 % in 2018-19 surpassing all-India growth fee of seven.2%. Odisha grew at a powerful greater than eight% in final six years compared to national moderate of seven.1%. In subsequent financial year, the growth is predicted to be in range of eight to eight.five%, the FM said.
The state, which has rejected the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat, for Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana, allotted Rs 864 crore for the state scheme. The government allotted Rs 105 crore for Biju Yuva Bahini, a young people volunteer programme, which is regarded as Naveen government’s move to mobilise young people at village level for poll acquire.
Among others, the federal government allotted a substantial Rs 1028 crore for the Re 1 rice scheme, considered a major reason why behind Naveen’s poll success in 2014. Under the State Food Security Scheme, the federal government provides five kg rice monthly beneficiary to 23 lakh people now not covered below National Food Security Act.
The government, which has got investment proposals of Rs four.20 lakh crore from industries all the way through Make in Odisha Conclave 2018, has earmarked Rs 188 crore towards incentives to the potential investors.
Terming the finances pro-farmer, pro-poor, po-women, pro-SC/ST, pro-youth, construction orientated, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said, “It will lend a hand us to continue with our excellent work. We believe in precise work, now not just promises".
The opposition BJP and Congress boycotted the finances within the meeting. While BJP MLA Rabi Naik said they walked out as a result of police excess on agitating young people and farmers on Thursday, chief of opposition and Congress veteran Narasingha Mishra said the vote on account smacked politics. “Clearly, the federal government is mendacity at the state of economic system in view of coming near elections,” Narasingha said.
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