Naveen writes to PM Modi to add default provision in NREGASoft to prevent payment delays

Bhubaneswar, August 22: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider Odisha’s proposal for addition of default provision in NREGASoft for drawal, utilisation & recoupment of budgetary allocation towards ‘State’s Revolving Fund’ to prevent delay in payments of wages. In a letter to the PM, Patnaik wrote, “State Government has […]

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Union Budget 2022: MGNREGS reduction to hit poor, says Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar, February 1: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday welcomed few measures in the Union Budget 2022, but at same time pointed out several deficiencies in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements to tackle price rise, food subsidy, reduction in MGNREGS funds, neglect of Odisha in rural housing and no consideration for natural disasters. […]

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