A government does not run on stories; it needs work. People want service, not sermons from leaders. If the problems of farmers are not resolved, the Biju Janata Dal will shake this government out of its deep slumber.
Odisha’s economy, measured through GSDP at current prices, is estimated as Rs 9.9 lakh crore in 2025-26. It increased by 9.5% from Rs 9 lakh crore in 2024-25.
Signed under the framework of the National Drought Mitigation Project (NDMP), the Rs 141.50 crore initiative represents a paradigm shift from reactive disaster relief to a proactive, science-led resilience model.
“With the State reeling under fertilizer shortage, farmers across all 30 districts continue to protest on the streets. The State Government is playing a cruel joke on farmers by making misleading statements about ample availability of fertilizers,” former Minister and BJD vice-president Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak told reporters here today.
With farmers committing suicide allegedly due to crop loss and debt-related issues resurfacing across Odisha in the recent past, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Centre and State to furnish Action Taken Reports (ATRs) within six weeks to arrest the disturbing trend.
“The harvested paddy should be shifted to safe places and should be kept properly stacked under adequate cover to avoid any loss or damage due to the likely rain. If the paddy crops are ready for harvest, steps may be taken to harvest the same”, the Special Relief Commissioner in an advisory issued on Monday said.
The move of the BJP comes a day after a delegation of BJD MPs had met Goyal to point out that non-release of subsidy by the centre and failure of the FCI in evacuating rice has created a huge problem for the state.
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