Bhubaneswar, 21.7.2023 : Odisha MSME Principal Secretary Saswat Mishra tells that air cargo service will start from Bhubaneswar Airport by September of this year, which will provide much needed impetus to the exporter of the state to thrive in international market. Talking at the World Trade Day and Annual Members Meet 2023 programme organised by World Trade Centre (WTC) Bhubaneswar ...

Bhubaneswar:21/7/23: The Odisha Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI). As part of the MoU, TBI will provide advisory support to government to enable it to successfully deliver on its overall economic agenda. The MoU was signed by the Special Secretary, E&IT Department, Manas Ranjan Panda and Vivek Agarwal, Country ...

Bhubaneswar21/7/23::  In a historic milestone, the Odisha Cabinet today approved a new scheme “Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana”. The initiative aims to provide crucial mobility support to Community Support Staff (CSS) and EC (Executive Committee) members of SHG federations by facilitating their access to scooters. Under this scheme, eligible individuals will benefit from full interest subvention on bank loans up to ...

Bhubaneswar21/7/23:: The State Cabinet led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today approved the Odisha Semiconductor Manufacturing & Fabless Policy to facilitate investors to enter into the manufacturing of Semiconductor/Electronic Chips in Odisha. The Odisha Semiconductor Manufacturing & Fabless Policy will develop an end-to-end semiconductor ecosystem, transform Odisha into a leading centre of semiconductor manufacturing & create a repository of semiconductor ...

Bhubaneswar:21/7/23: Odisha government today announced to provide an interest-free crop loan to farmers of up to Rs.1 lakh and Crop loans above Rs.1 lakh to Rs.3 lakh at 2 per cent interest. It was informed by a senior official after the important meeting of the State Cabinet. Earlier, interest-free crop loan was being provided up to the limit of Rs.50.000/- ...

Bhubaneswar: 21/7/23:The State Cabinet has approved a budget of Rs.1001.14 Crore for expanding Comprehensive Cancer Care Services across Odisha with an objective to provide Cancer Care nearer to the household of the patients. Eleven Comprehensive Cancer care units will be built within a period of 2 years at DHH Bargarh, VIMSAR, Burla, SLN Medical College & Hospital Koraput, MKCG Medical ...

Bhubaneswar:21/7/23:Attending the ‘Nijukti Parva’, CM Naveen Patnaik congratulated newly recruited Welfare Extension Officers for success. CM advised the officers to be proactive in ensuring services reach beneficiaries & be sensitive to people. A total of 129 Welfare Officers joined ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Class Welfare Department, Odisha. CM said the Welfare Extension Officers have a significant role ...

Award given for sustainable utilization of LD Sludge in Pellet as the Most Innovative Project Narendrapur, July 21, 2023: Tata Steel Meramandali (TSM), located in Dhenkanal district of Odisha, has received the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Award for Environmental Best Practices 2023 for its ground-breaking project, “Sustainable Utilization of LD Sludge in Pellet.” The project has been ...

Nrwdelhi:19/7/23:With effective implementation of pro-people measures and welfare schemes, Odisha is now among top 5 States in the country with steepest decline in poverty. As per NITI Aayog‘s National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) report, Odisha has registered a decline in headcount ratio from 29.34% in 2015-16 to 15.68% in 2019-21. The Multidimensional Poverty Index value in rural areas declined from ...

Bhubaneswar:19/7/23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a financial assistance of Rs. 56 crores in the third phase of 2022 crop year for Kendu leaf beneficiaries of the state. The announcement will benefit more than 8 lakh beneficiaries. The bonus and incentive amount will be disbursed in the current month of July, a release issued by the CMO stated. In ...