Odisha Government

Several domestic and international investors from Japan, China, South Korea and Italy expressed their interest to invest in Odisha in meetings with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday at the ongoing Make in India week in Mumbai, the…

To catapult the state to a high growth trajectory, the Odisha government on Sunday unveiled new Odisha Industrial Development Plan 2025 (Vision-2025) intending to attract an investment of Rs 2.25 lakh crore and generate 10 lakh jobs by…

The Odisha government has relaxed its restrictions on visits by foreign tourists to tribal pockets in the state after over three years, officials said on Thursday. The relaxation in restrictions would enable foreign tourists to trek and…

A target has been fixed to start coal production from all Schedule-II mines by March 31 this year, union Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said on Friday. After taking a review meeting here with representatives of seven states, including…

The Central team led by Sri Anil Swarup, Coal Secretary, Govt of India has applauded the progress of coal mining projects in Odisha. Sri Swarup said this while reviewing the progress of the projects in a high level meeting held under the…

Fibre optic connectivity to the panchayats will help improve the service delivery mechanism and bring efficiency to poverty alleviation programmes, the Orissa government said on Wednesday. The fibre optic network will serve as an…

National Institute of Electronics and Information (NIELIT) has signed an MoU with Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) for Skill Development in Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) on Tuesday here. Pranab Prakash Das,…

Union Steel and Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday asked the Odisha government to expedite auction of mines in the state. Meeting Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here, he said he had asked him to set up district mineral…

The Odisha government on Tuesday increased by 3 percent the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel inviting strong criticism from the opposition parties and the common people. With this hike, the price of petrol has gone up by…

The Odisha government will prepare the annual budget for the coming fiscal in consultation with the general public, Finance Minister Pradip Kumar Amat said on Friday. “We have decided that the finance department will seek public opinion…