Odisha government News

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has retained key portfolios including Home and Finance, while distributing responsibilities such as Agriculture, Women's Development, and Education among his ministers, reflecting a diverse allocation strategy in the state's new BJP-led government.

Odisha government approves 10 industrial projects worth Rs 2,005 In a bid to create new employment and additional livelihood avenues through industrialization The projects are related to Metal & Metal Downstream, Pharmaceutical, Food processing, Chemical, Infrastructure, & Tourism sectors

Staff and students residing in the containment zones shall not come to university and college. Social distancing shall be adopted in classrooms, libraries, laboratories etc. Crowded classes can be divided into batches and teaching hours in a day can be extended.

District level launching shall be conducted after State launching by strictly adhering to COVID-19 protocol The vaccine has been developed by the Serum Institute of India Odisha govt directs urban local bodies to spend 25% of budget on slum development

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday (June 3, 2021) reviewed the damage caused by cyclone Yaas. According to Special Relief Commission Pradeep K Jena, cyclone Yaas has caused infrastructural damage of worth Rs 610 crore.

Class 9 and Class 11 will have sessions from 7 am to 9 am instead of 8:30 am to 10 am. Similarly, Class 10 and Class 12 will have classes from 9 am to 1 pm instead of 11 am to 4 am.

On Monday, the Odisha govt decided to complete all the final semester exams of UG and PG courses in varsities by Sept 30, and announce results before Oct 31 as per the UGC guideline The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting of vice-chancellors and principals through video conference The meeting also decided to conduct a special examination in Dec 2020 for those students who cannot take the exams in Sept due to the COVID-19 pandemic

A total of 37,000 students will be appearing for the JEE mains examination and for that, a total of 26 exam centres have been set up in seven cities here.

He also stated that FIFA and AFC have made it clear that football has to be commercially viable and it has to support the overall ecosystem around it. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju who was also present in the summit lauded the AIFF for bringing FIFA events to India.

The Odisha government on Wednesday constituted State Commission for Backward Classes under the chairmanship of former High Court judge Raghunath Biswal.

A target has been set to take up plantation in 1,500 hectares, with 1,600 saplings per hectare during 2020-21 and to grow 5,71,48,000 seedlings during the period, said an official.

Debarchan Behera,  Rayagada Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) was accused of sexually harassing a women staff at the workplace. He also has the allegations of corruption/irregularities relating to construction and maintenance of government buildings, bamboo plantations and purchase of store articles

Reserve Bank of India had reportedly expressed concern over Odisha government cautioning its departments against placing deposits with banks.

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There is no specific warning that has been issued for fishermen till now although the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has advised caution.

Department of Cooperation of the State Government organized a Consultative Workshop in this regard.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had yesterday also sanctioned Rs 19.43 crore for 700 projects in 88 panchayats under four blocks of three districts.

The arrears will reportedly be paid in two batches –one during 2017-18 and the other during 2018-19 fiscal year.

The implementation of 7th pay commission benefits in the state will come into effect from January 1, 2016.

The Odisha government is taking steps to set up excise police stations in all the districts to intensify enforcement activities, Excise Minister S B Behera said.