Central assistance

The Chief Secretary, Aditya Prasad Padhi on Thursday informed that the Central Government has provided Rs 800 crores as central assistance in crop insurance to the farmers affected by last year’s drought in Odisha. The received crop…

Aiming to provide affordable house to selected urban poor, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has approved construction of 84,460 more houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) in five States with a total…

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has sanctioned Rs. 14,89,53,000 to Government of Odisha as first instalment of Central assistance for the year 2016-17 under the “Scheme of Special Central Assistance to Scheduled Castes Sub Plan…

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting of the High Level Committee (HLC) in New Delhi today for Central Assistance to States affected by drought. The Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information…

New Delhi, Nov 19: The central government will provide Rs.3,231 crore to five states -- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Rajasthana - for constructing 2,28,204 houses for urban poor. The project was approved on…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 27: Odisha government has spent Rs.2969 crore in last four years under Mid Day Meal Scheme with contribution of more than Rs.2200 crore from the Central government.  This information was given by the School and Mass…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: Odisha government is estimated to lose Rs. 2,148.83 crore from the central assistance during the current fiscal year 2015-16. The state would incur the loss due to change in the centrally sponsored schemes by the…

Bhubaneswar, May 25: In a letter to Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Senior Congress leader Niranjan Patnaik has demanded issue of a White Paper by the Odisha Government to set to rest concerns over the silence of the state Government and the…

The Narendra Modi Government once again neglected Odisha and turned a deaf ear to the State Govt’s request for Central assistance towards restoration and rehabilitation work in its Hudhud affected districts. In a meeting of the high…