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Odisha Government launches Saura Jalnidhi scheme
Odisha Government has launched Saura Jalnidhi scheme to encourage use of solar energy in irrigation by farmers. Under this scheme, farmers will be given 90% subsidy and 5,000 solar pumps. This will provide irrigation benefits in 2,500 acres of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Odisha government launches its own food security scheme to cover poor people who left out of National Food Security Act
On the occasion of 149th Gandhi Jayanti, the Odisha government has launched its own food security scheme to benefit 25 lakh poor people that were excluded from the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The scheme was launched by Chief ..
Odisha Government launches food security scheme
Odisha Government has launched State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) to benefit the 25 lakh poor people who were left out of the National Food Security Act (NFSA). It was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the occasion of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Odisha Government launches Green Mahanadi Mission
Odisha Government has launched ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’, a plantation drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along Mahanadi river and its tributaries. It was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Paitnaik. Green Mahanadi Mission The main objective of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018
Odisha government releases its first-ever tribal atlas to highlight tribal demography of state
On July 23, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the first-ever tribal atlas of Odisha — a set of maps and statistics – to highlight the tribal demography of the state. The atlas has been brought out utilising the data of ..
Odisha government constitutes Heritage Cabinet to preserve history and culture of state
The Odisha Government has constituted Heritage Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to preserve the history and culture of Odisha. The Heritage Cabinet will maintain coordination between the institutions and departments working to preserve and spread Odia language, culture ..
Odihsa government launches ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas’ programme
The Odisha government has launched a programme “Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas (Our Village, our development)” to reach out to the people in rural areas and involve themselves in the developmental activities. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has flagged off mobile video ..
Odisha Government launches Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana to nurture HIV positive orphan kids
The Odisha Government launched the Biju Sishu Surakshya Yojana, a scheme to nurture the orphan and HIV-infected children residing in different child care institutions and orphanages. The main aim of the scheme is to facilitate care and protection towards orphans ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2016
Odisha Government launches citizen portal
Odisha Government has launched citizen portal www.citizenportal-op.gov.in to facilitate citizens with various services. This facility was launched by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar. Key facts The citizen portal will provide services like character certificates, issuance of FIR copies, tenant’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Odisha Government launches Aahar scheme
Odisha Government on 1 April 2015 launched ‘Aahar’- cheap meal scheme for providing subsidised food to urban poor. It was launched by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar on the occasion the foundation day of the state ..