The Odisha Cabinet on 11 August 2022, approved as many as 19 proposals to facilitate the comprehensive development of various sectors in the state.
The Nutana Unnata Abhilasha (NUA) Odisha scheme was approved. It aims to skill 1,00,000 youths every year in the state during the next three years. It has a budget of Rs 385 crore.
Odisha Mobile Towers and Telegraphic Line, OFC and related Telecom Infrastructure Policy 2017 was amended. It will facilitate faster and easier deployment of telecom infrastructure and speedy 5G rollout.
The Cabinet also approved to a scheme to open mini banks or ‘CSP Plus’ banking outlet in 4,373 unbanked gram panchayats of the state with a budgetary support of around Rs 500 crore.
The Cabinet approved a Mega Piped Water Supply Project in Puri. On completion, people from 498 villages under 92 GPs of seven blocks of Puri district will get safe drinking water.
The State Cabinet also approved Rs 119.30 crore tender for the implementation of water supply and electrification under Kusumi Irrigation Project in Niagara. This will helpful in irrigation to 3,745 hectares of agricultual land in Niagara, Khadapada and Bhapur blocks.
The Cabinet also approved the proposal of the Revenue and DM Department to lease out government land of a total of 48 acres 842 decimals in Padanpur, Baratola, Bhimpur and Belapada mouzas under Jatni tehsil of Khordha district in favour of National Institute of Science Education & Research (NISER), for setting up Cancer Hospital & Education Centre by Tata Memorial Centre (TMC).
The Odisha State Cabinet has approved an additional budget of Rs. 2687.4587cr for the special programme for the Odisha Millets Mission.