Odisha has 26 cold stores, of which four are in a dysfunctional state, while 14 districts out of 30 revenue districts do not have a functional cold store, Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo told the Assembly on Wednesday in a written reply.
As a result, these Centres are functioning either in rented houses or in makeshift accommodation.
While the annual budget for 2025-26 is pegged at Rs 2.90 lakh crore, the supplementary outlay aims to meet the “needs and expectations of a welfare state” by supporting critical projects, accommodating changes in central funding patterns, and recouping advances from the Odisha Contingency Fund.
A total of 13,09,250 educated youths have registered their names in different District Skill Development-cum-Employment Offices till 31 October this year.
Odisha recorded as many as 27,167 road accident fatalities in the past five years at an annual average of 5,433 deaths, while 50,041 people were injured during the same period, the Odisha Assembly was informed on Friday.
In a quick retort to Mishra, BJP deputy leader Bishnu Sethi said the Congress government in Rajasthan has not resigned following murder of a tailor in Udaipur.
Majhi and his security officer were not injured in the incident but the lawmaker's vehicle was partially damaged in the bomb attack.
In all three cases, the persons concerned were rescued. But unfortunately, on Wednesday Dusmant Das died by slashing his wrist and consuming poison.
After establishment of the University, it will be renamed as the Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR).
While the Opposition BJP and Congress members stated that they would allow the house to function only if the government assured to procure all paddy from farmers, the ruling BJD members said they will not relent until BJP MLA Subash Panigrahi apologises for attempting suicide in the House by consuming sanitizer.
