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Odisha Chief Minister stating that no forest clearance was required for construction of the 2nd bridge over Brahmani river

Bhubaneswar:6/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik replied to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari stating that no forest clearance was required for construction of the 2nd bridge over Brahmani river on NH 143 near Rourkela. The location of the bridge is non-forest in nature as confirmed by State Forest Department and acknowledged by Project Director of NHAI at Rourkela. Work can be started ...

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Odisha Chief Minister presided over signing of MoUs between four top health institutions of the country

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik presided over signing of MoUs between Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha and four top health institutions of the country to bring best quality healthcare services to the people of the state. The institutions include Glocal Healthcare Systems Pvt Ltd, Kolkata, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Narayana Hrudayalayaand Lv Prasad Eye Hospital Bhubaneswar. Highlights of the MoUs: • Glocal health Care Systems Pvt ...

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Surya Narayan Patro elaborated on Odisha’s successful story of paddy procurement

bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Minister Shri Surya Narayan Patro elaborated on Odisha’s successful implementation of NFSA and paddy procurement in discussion with visiting J&K Food Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali.Both were discuss several matter about food policy of J&K  andOdisha.

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Odisha government has directed district collectors to disbursement of agriculture subsidy by December 15.

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17; Odisha government has directed district collectors to complete disbursement of agriculture input subsidy of Rs 718.5 crore to the farmers affected by drought, pest attack and unseasonal rain by December 15. As per assessment by the state government, about 8.5 lakh hectares of crop area had been affected by these three disasters which hit the farmers during the current year, a ...

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Naveen Patnaik reviewed preparations for the possible rains in the state

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17;Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik reviewed preparations for the possible rains in the state from 7 to 10 December with Collectors of South, North and Central Odisha districts through video conference. He directed them to take urgent advance measures for protecting farmers’ harvest & standing crops. Extensive drives should be undertaken to create awareness and advise farmer’s on steps to be taken ...

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Odisha government inked four MoUs for better healthcare facilities

Bhubaneswar:5/12/17: In a bid to provide better healthcare facilities in Odisha, the state government today inked four MoUs with different agencies here in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The MoUs were signed with M/s Glocal Healthcare systems Private Limited, Kolkata; Centre for Stem Cell Research, Christian Medical College, Vellore; Narayan Hrudayalaya, Bengaluru and L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Bhubaneswar. ...

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Odisha Chief Minister meet Jammu and Kashmir Minister

bhubaneswar:4/12/17;Odisha Chief Minister  Naveen Pattnaik  meet Jammu and Kashmir Minister Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali. they discussed development of closer relations between our states through socio-cultural exchanges and partnerships in various fields.

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Odisha government’s tax collection amount has increased by 2.3% to Rs 3,735.14 crore:Sashi Bhusan Behera

Bhubaneswar:4/12/17; The Odisha government’s tax collection amount has increased by 2.3% to Rs 3,735.14 crore this year after implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), informed Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera in the State Assembly. In the pre-GST regime, the State had collected Rs 3,691.28 crore during last year, the minister added. He, however, said the State exchequer has ...

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Odisha Chief Minister announced to construct the second bridge over Brahmani river

Bhubaneswar:4/12/17; Odisha government on Monday assured to construct the second bridge over Brahmani river at Panposh with its own expenditure if the Centre failed to do that as promised. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced it after a team of MLAs from Sundargarh district led by former minister and senior BJD MLA Mangala Kisan met him in this connection today. During ...

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, distributed aids and equipment among physically- challenged persons

  Bhubaneswar3/12/17. As part of World Disability Day observance, , Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, distributed aids and equipment among physically- challenged persons on Sunday. The department of Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) today  also  organised a bikers Rally to create awareness on empowerment of physically challenged persons. The three long day celebration of World Disability day ended ...

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