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In response to the cries for help, the Indian government put together a nationwide welfare scheme aimed at targeting this very issue: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, or MGNREGA. The Government of India introduced the MGNREGA social welfare program in 2005 to address the problem of unemployment and poverty in rural ...
Odisha's version of the Soil Health Card Scheme, soil health mapping and support for farmers [16] ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମହିଳା କୃଷକଙ୍କ ନିମିତ୍ତ ନିଃଶୁଳ୍କ ଫୋନ୍ ଯୋଜନା Odisha Free Smartphone Jojana for Women Farmers: 9 April 2018: Agriculture & Farmer Empowerment: Agriculture ...
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.
The Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation or ORHDC, was established on 19 August 1994 as a Public Sector Undertaking of Government of Odisha.Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC) acquired a certificate for Commencement of Business from Registrar of Companies, Orissa, on 23 September 1994.
It is a first of the kind scheme run by any government in India. It has been an inspiration for many states like Odisha, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh which later proposed similar schemes seeing its success. [59] Under the scheme, municipal corporations of the state-run canteens serving subsidised food at low prices. [60]
In Odisha, for instance, all elderly above 59 years of age and widows whose annual income from all sources is below ₹ 24,000 (US$280) are eligible for the Madhu Babu Pension Scheme. [ 11 ] As the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) only covers widows aged 40–59, some State Governments have launched state widow pension schemes.
Naveen Patnaik was elected as Chief Minister of Odisha for a record fifth time in 2019 after securing a landslide victory in 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election. The elections were held in the state in four phases coinciding with 2019 Indian general election. The results were declared on 23 May 2019.
The Odisha Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Odisha state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Bhubaneswar, the capital of the state. It is composed of 147 Members of Legislative Assembly. [1]