The Odisha Cabinet in a meeting headed by the Chief Minister, on 18 May 2022, accorded major decisions on more than 30 projects in the state. These projects relates to departments of Industries, School and Mass Education, Skill Development and Technical Education, Water Resources, Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment, Finance, Finance, General Administration and Public Grievances, Higher Education, Mission Shakti, Panchyati Raj and Drinking Water, Revenue and Disaster Management, and Parliamentary Affairs.
The Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, briefed about the important Cabinet decision through media, included;
Financial assistance of Rs 428.95 crore to IDCO for development of Mega Aluminum Park in Angul district
Creation of land bank of 1 lakh acres to facilitate the setting up of industrial units in the State;
Sanction of Rs. 50,000 crore bank credit to SHGs over five years under Mission Shakti Scheme
To roll out more than 500 Mission Shakti Bazaars and outlets across the state for major push to e-commerce of SHG products;
Construction of Mission Shakti Gruhas/ Bhawans
Sanction of grant-in-aid in favor of 24 private recognized upper primary schools;
Proposal for enactment of a separate legislation for establishment of a self-financed private unitary University in the name of DRIEMS University;
Proposal for amendment of the Gandhi Institute of Engineering and Technology University, Odisha Act, 2018;
Proposal for amendment of CV Raman Global University Odisha Act;
Sustainable harnessing of ground water in in water deficit areas under Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana- Deep bore well secha karyakram;
Construction of check dams under MATY;
Financial bid for construction of GM lift irrigation project (additional ayacut) in Bargarh;
Construction of in-stream storage structure across river Kuakhai;
Rehabilitation and renovation of Bargarh main canal;
Construction of barrage-cum bridge across IB river in Sundargarh district;
Popularisation of agriculture equipment and pump sets scheme;
Amendment of Odisha subordinate finance service rules;
Electronic and IT department as referral department for e-governance initiatives and IT infrastructure;
Revision of panel internet from loanees who availed loan for higher education;
Among other proposals include –
Amendment of Odisha revised scale of pay ( college teachers) rules;
Two mega rural piped water supply for 62 GPs of Udala, Khunta, Badasahi, and GB Nagar blocks;
Two mega rural piped water supply projects for Raruan and Sukruli blocks of Mayurbhanj dist;
Merger of DRDA with Zilla Parishad;
Mega rural piped water supply projects for Kuchinda and Bamara blocks of Sambalpur;
Two mega rural piped water supply projects in Deogarh;
Sanction of 100.5 acre land for establishment of Sainik School in Sambalpur;
Alienation of Government land for setting up Technology Center at Rourkela.
