Though the Odisha government has introduced a civil service coaching programme run by the higher education department, only 31 have managed to crack the coveted jobs of IAS and IPS in five years.
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.
Additionally, a world-class cruise terminal will be set up in Puri. These projects, he noted, will give a major boost to Odisha’s trade, tourism, and industrial sectors.
In the last 6-7 months, more than 60 industries have been set up in Odisha and an investment of more than Rs 1.8 lakh crore has been made. This has led to the creation of more than 1 lakh jobs, he further said.
CM Majhi, addressing a presser on Tuesday, claimed that the maiden BJP government in the state has achieved many successes in one year.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi on Monday expressed the state government’s resolve to initiate steps for the deportation of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in accordance with the due process of law.
The last rites of 41-year-old Prashant Satpathy, who was gunned down in Baisaran meadow of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam by terrorists on 22 April right before his spouse and minor son, were performed on Thursday.
Former CM Naveen Patnaik said that the BJP-led Government in the State should emphasise the development of Odisha.
However, uncertainty looms among Nepali students, who fear further backlash and retaliation from KIIT authorities.
Majhi on Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Singapore to highlight the state's investment opportunities and attract the global investors to the coastal State.
