Bhubaneswar, February 17: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday presented a Rs 2.90-lakh crore State Budget in the State Assembly for the 2025-26 fiscal with a focus on agriculture and irrigation.
Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said that around 48 per cent of the state’s workforce depends on agriculture and 80 per cent of people live in rural areas.
“My Government has allocated Rs 37,838 crore for the farm and allied sector in the budget,” said the CM, adding that the allocation proposed for the farm sector reflects an increase of nearly 12 per cent.
The Chief Minister also said the estimates for the sector include an allocation of Rs 2,020 crore for ‘CM Kisan Yojana’ and Rs 600 crore for the ‘Shree Anna Abhiyan’ for the promotion of millets.
This was the first full-fledged budget of the BJP Government after the party came to power in the State last year.
Majhi had presented an interim budget of Rs 2.65 lakh crore for the 2024-25 fiscal in July last year.
Tbe Chief Minister also proposed several new schemes for improvement of irrigation facilities in the State.
To boost milk production and improve the livelihood of farmers under the ‘Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana’, he proposed Rs 164 crore in the annual budget.
Thr CM proposed Rs 2,630 crore for Antyodaya Gruha Yojana while Rs 1,266 crore has been allocated for Atal Bus Stand.
