Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday claimed that while welfare schemes of the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre have reached all households, the Government’s changed policy has benefited States like Odisha the most.
Pradhan stated this while releasing a booklet figuring data of benefits Odisha has availed from the Centre during the last 48 months. He said BJP workers would move to doorsteps and make people know about the welfare schemes of the Union Government from June 5.
He said Odisha could get Rs 1,96,632.7 crore during the last four years as the 14 th Finance Commission recommendations were implemented. He said Odisha had received Rs 82,185.88 crore during the last four years of the Congress-led UPA Government.
He said due to the introduction of the e-auction system, Odisha would get Rs 40,067 crored from coal blocks and Rs 31,726 crore from iron ore and other mines allotments during the lease periods. Due to e-action, commission and PC taking have been stopped, he said.
Pradhan said the Centre has already releases a whopping amount of Rs 4,300 crore District Mineral Funds (DMF) of the State.
The Minister said the National Company law Tribunal formed by the Modi Government has helped banks recover banks from the bankrupt companies. Accordingly, the steel firm of the Bhushan at Dhenkanal was auctioned in the open market and procured by the Tata Company.
He said developmental activities in the 10 Aspirational Districts are being undertaken under the direct guidance of the Prime Minister. He said OBC Commission would get constitutional tag soon and Odisha would benefit most as its population comprises a big size of OBCs.
Regarding rail development, Pradhan said Odisha received Rs 20.213 crore during last four years against Rs 4,190 crore during the last four years of the UPA Government. He said 5,449-km National Highway planned during the Modi Govt as agasint 1,385 km during the 10 years of UPA Govt. A tota of 18,213 km roads were constuctred under the PMGSY during the last four years.
Programmes like Smart City, Paradip Port renovation, Paradip Oil Refinery, laying of pipelines for 779 km across 13 km under Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga, 2G Ethanol plants in Bargarh, lPG pipe connectivity in urban areas and investments made by PSUs in different sectors and renovation of the Talcher Fertiliser Plant have benefited the State a lot.
He said distribution of free gas to 25.50 lakh poor women, electricity connectivity to 40 l akh families, increase in PMAY houses and inclusion of 48 lakh households in the Ayushman Bharat insurance programme are major achievements of the Modi Government.
He said a total of 84,20,342 people have taken loans amounting to Rs 25,145.11 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana. The Indian Oil Foundation provided Rs 90 crore for Paika Revolt’s 200th year celebration and Rs 45 crore for Konark Temple interpretation centre. Besides, Rs 50 crore was given for Nabakalebar of lord Jagannath from the Union Budget for the first time.