Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari on Monday presented in the State Assembly the annual State Budget for 2021-22 having an outlay of Rs 1.7 lakh crore. Pujari also presented a separate Agriculture Budget of Rs 17,468 crore.
The State Budget proposed to spend Rs 3,500 crore over three years to convert the SCB Medical College Hospital into an “AIIMS Plus institute” to provide world-class healthcare facilities.A total sum of Rs 9,164 crore is allocated for public healthcare with an increase of about 19 per cent over the previous year. Rs 1,353 crore is allocated under the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and Rs 1,572 crore under the Mukhyamantri Swasthya Seva Mission. A massive investment of Rs 12,000 crore has been made for piped drinking water supply projects across the State. A sum of Rs 542 crore has been set aside as part of the mega plan to transform pilgrim city Puri into a world heritage city under the ABADHA scheme.
Rs 200 crore has been earmarked for the Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economic Initiative (SAMALEI) and Rs 200 crore has also been allocated under the Ekamra Kshetra Amenities and Monuments Revival Action (EKAMRA) plan. An allocation of Rs 17,469 crore for agriculture and allied activities has been made including Rs 1,800 crore under the scheme Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) and Rs 819 crore provided towards Interest Subvention on crop loans to cooperative and commercial banks.
Rs 106 crore has been provisioned for millet mission and Rs 1415 crore for fisheries and animal resources development. Rs 148 crore is provided as Infrastructure Grants to OUAT for promoting agriculture education, research and infrastructure.
Rs 3,050 crore for disaster management including Rs 2,139 crore under State Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) and Rs 961 crore under National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) have been proposed.