NITI Aayog

Odisha participates in national deliberations on Affordable Housing at NITI Aayog

23/12/202503/01/2026Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 23: Housing, being a fundamental human need and a key enabler of inclusive urban development, has assumed renewed importance in the context of rapid urbanisation across the country. While the Government of India continues to prioritise “Housing for All”, States are facing growing challenges related to land availability, housing supply, and financing. The […]

11 more Odisha blocks declared Aspirational Blocks by NITI Aayog

22/07/202525/07/2025Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 22: The NITI Aayog has declared 11 more blocks of Odisha as Aspirational Blocks, said an official release. According to a communique issued by the Chief Minister’s Office, of the total 11 blocks declared as Aspirational Blocks, five are from Keonjhar district and six are from Mayurbhanj district. The Aspirational Blocks Programme is […]

NITI Meet: Odisha CM Mohan Majhi seeks Central support for all-round development of Odisha

27/07/202404/08/2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 27: Making an impressive appearance at the 9th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday placed multiple demands at for all-round development of the state by 2036. “The year 2036 marks the completion of 100 years of the statehood of Odisha. Hence, the next decade is […]

Naveen seeks special dispensation from Centre to catch up with frontline States

15/12/202116/12/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, December 15: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, during his interaction with Niti Aayog Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar and his team, on Wednesday said that Odisha has made substantial improvement in the last two decades both in macroeconomic indicators and also in socio-economic indicators. Welcoming Dr. Rajiv Kumar and his team to Odisha, the Chief Minister […]

Online dispute resolution’s role critical during Covid-19 Pandemic: Justice Chandrachud

10/04/202111/04/2021Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Delhi, April 10: The Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has the potential to decentralise, diversify, democratise, and disentangle the justice delivery mechanism, said Supreme Court Justice DY Chandrachud here on Saturday. Justice Chandrachud was addressing the release event of a handbook on ODR, developed by Agami and Omidyar India, in association with NITI Aayog and with […]

Odisha improved from 13th to 7th rank in NITI Aayog School Education Index

30/09/201902/10/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has registered a significant improvement in NITI Aayog’s School Education Quality Index. From 13th in 2015-16 (Base), the State now stands at seventh in 2016-17 (Reference) among major States. Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy and School and Mass Education Secretary Chitra Armugam on Monday apprised Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on this achievement at the Lok […]

Include natural calamity as a criterion for Special Category Status: CM at NITI Aayog meet

15/06/201916/06/2019Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday attended the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and demanded that natural calamity be included as criteria for according Special Category Status to Odisha. “Natural calamity should be included as a criteria for according Special Category Status to Odisha. As an interim […]