Beating all adversities of shutdowns and lockdowns for Covid-19, Odisha has enhanced its fiscal performance capacity in the FY 2020-21 over last years.
The revenue generation from total non-tax sources during 2020-21 grewby 48.63% over the last FY of 2019-20. In absolute figures, an amountof Rs 21, 770.64 crore was collected during 2020-21 against the totalcollection of around Rs14, 647 crore collected during 2019-20.
Similarly, revenue generation from own-tax sources also grew by 7.11%during the FY 2020-21. The total own-tax collection in 2019-20 wasaround Rs 32, 315 crore which grew to Rs 34, 614 crore during 2020-21.
Keeping pace with the revenue generation, the total expenditure ofdifferent departments during 2020-21 crossed Rs 1, 26,500 crore withprogramme expenditure of around Rs 59, 700 crore.
Taking a review of the department wise fiscal performances at an AllSecretaries meeting here on Wednesday, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra directed the departments to speed up capital expenditure under different programmes during the current working season for keeping up the higher growth rate. Mahapatra also directed the Principal Secretaries and Secretaries ofdifferent departments to closely monitor the livelihood enhancementprojects and schemes during the current FY.Principal Secretary Finance Ashok Meena appraised that the onlinemechanism for appraisal and approval of projects had beenoperationalised with multi-year expenditure commitment.
It was decided that the Finance Department would delegate morefinancial powers to the administrative departments for expediting theproject implementation. The Chief Secretary also reviewed implementation of projects under theDMF and the OMBADC. The review showed that progressive collection till March, 2021 under the DMF was around Rs12, 376 crore against which around 19,496 projects estimated around Rs13, 749 crore weresanctioned in different districts.
Out of the sanctioned 19,496projects, a total of 12,848 projects were completed by end of March, 2021.
Similarly, under OMBADC Phase-II, around Rs19, 000 crore was collected as of March, 2021 against which 38 projects worth around Rs 14,043 crore were sanctioned. As per available data, the projects were in different phases of implementation.