Mohan Majhi, the chief minister and minister of finance of Odisha, unveiled his government’s first state budget for the 2024–25 fiscal year in the Odisha Assembly on Thursday.

Majhi gave the Assembly a budget of Rs 2,65,000 crore for the 2024–25 fiscal year, which is roughly 15% more than the estimated amount for 2023–24. In 2023–24, the yearly budget was Rs 2,30,000 crore.

Compared to the previous year’s Rs 24,829 cr, the proposed allocation for agriculture has increased to Rs 33,919 crore. An ambitious ‘CM Kisan’ programme for farmers was suggested by the chief minister of Odisha, with a budget of Rs 1935 crore.

Additionally, the Samrudha Krushak Yojana, which would cost Rs 5000 crore, was announced for farmers.

Department Wise Allocation

1.   Women, Child & Mission Shakti

Subhadra Yojana: Rs 10,000 crore
Mamata and PMMVY: Rs 521 crore
POSHAN Abhiyan: Rs 295 crore
Mission Shakti Programme: Rs 1,179 crore

2.  Urban Development

Bhubaneswar Metro Rail: Rs 1,000 crore
Urban Water Supply: Rs 357 crore
New City Development: Rs 918 crore

3. Health, Caring for All

Ayushman Bharat: Rs 500 crore

Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana: Rs 5450 crore
Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Seva Mission: Rs 2462 crore
National Health Mission: Rs 2095 crore

4. Education

Gopabandhu Mishra Adarsha Prathamika Vidyalaya: Rs 50 crore
Panchasakha Sikhya Setu: Rs 332 crore
Mukhya Mantri Sikhya Puraskar: Rs 139 crore
PM Poshan: Rs 997 crore
Samagra Sikshya: Rs 3791 crore

Other Important Allocations

Development of Railways: Rs 600 crore
Civil Aviation: Rs 372 croreSubsidy under Electric Vehicle Policy: Rs 150 crore
Construction of Bus Stand: Rs 839 crore

Shree Jagannath Culture and Odia Asmita 

Corpus Fund SJTA: Rs 500 crore
Corpus Fund for Odia Asmita: Rs 200 crore
Mukhya Mantri Kalakara Sahayata Yojana: Rs 72 crore 
Conservation and Protection of Monuments: Rs 15 crore

Gopabandhu Yojana in place of BSKY

Gopabandhu Jan Arogya Yojana has been launched in place of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana as State’s own health insurance coverage scheme. Beneficiaries under the scheme will get cashless treatment facilities at private and government hospitals. Implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme in the State has been announced.