The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft of the State’s Annual Budget 2016-17 with an expenditure outlay of Rs94,143 crore, sources said.
The Council of Ministers met at the State Secretariat under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Sources said Rs48,241.90 crore and Rs45,600 crore have been carved out as Non-Plan and State Plan expenditure, respectively.
Similarly, the outlay for Central Plan expenditure has been kept at Rs140 crore and an outlay of Rs141 has been kept for Centrally sponsored projects.
The draft Budget has emphasised on agriculture, irrigation, infrastructure, education and health despite a revenue deficit, sources added.
Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat is scheduled to present the State Budget in the Assembly on March 18.