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Orissa Review * May - 2006

The glorious re-emergence of present Governmentin Orissa evoked new spirit and enthusiasm amongthe people. Backed by the overwhelming support ofthe people, the Government led by Sri NaveenPatnaik pursued hard to improve the socio-economiccondition in the face of many challenges. TheGovernment from the very beginning adopted theattitude of retrospection ofpolicies and programmesundertaken during the firstphase of its tenure and devisedappropriate strategies toimprove the quality of lives.

In accelerating thepace of development, theGovernment of Orissa clearlyoutlined its prime objective ofhuman development. Itconcentrated on a meaningfuland effective developmentframework and also identifiedthe growth engines directingthereby all its policies andprogrammes to be anchored ina social context. It sincerelytried to reflect the developmentpriorit ies of the target public where all i tsinterventions are applied. The Government led bySri Patnaik consistently endeavoured to encourageeffective and efficient use of available resources forfurthering the well-being of the people of Orissa.

The major initiatives launched to addressissues of emergent nature basically hinges onprinciples of better financial discipline, optimum useof resources, creation of conducive climate for

investors, application of information technology ingovernance, creation of multiple livelihoodopportunities for farmers, empowerment of women,devolution of powers to Panchayati Raj institutions,provision of quality health services, stress onprimary education, stimulation of self employmentopportunities through employment mission and

development of ScheduleTribes and Schedule Castesand vulnerable sections of thesociety. All these exerciseswere primarily targeted totrigger the process ofdevelopment in its rightperspectives. In revering thesentiment and perception ofthe people, the Government putin place pragmatic policies likeResettlement andRehabilitation for affectedfamilies in the process ofindustrialization and otherdevelopmental efforts. Many ofthese initiatives have beenregarded as exemplars forother parts of the country.

Indices of development have never beenassessed in terms of quantitative achievements.Paradigm of governance has already experienceda shift for which many emerging disciplines havebecome the way of life. The concepts of goodgovernance, transparency and accountability havebecome abiding factors with the implementation ofpath-breaking Right to Information Act. This farreaching law provides for independent information

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commissions, proactive disclosures and reportingmechanisms having the potential to impact theprocess of governance in a profound and positivemanner by empowering the citizen. During all thesecourses, the Government under the dynamic andvibrant leadership of Sri Naveen Patnaik haverelentlessly tried to transform the scenario of theState into new frontiers of development.

Agriculture : Focus on Farm Mechanisation

¤ Priority accorded toA g r i c u l t u r eextension throughapplication of high-end Crop ProductionTe c h n o l o g i e s ,adoption ofIntegrated NutrientManagement andPest Managementpractices.

¤ Farmers' trainingp r o g r a m m e s ,farmers' field school and demonstrationconducted for macro-management ofagriculture, ISOPOM, ICDP (cotton) forbringing advanced crop productiontechnology and packages of practices to thefarmers' doorsteps.

¤ 12.5 lakh grafts of various fruits, 10 lakh graftsof cashew and 2.5 lakh vegetable minikitssupplied to farmers.

¤ To promote onion crops in the state, 300quintals of quality onion seeds distributed tocover 7500 acres of land.

¤ Under National Horticulture Mission, 2625demonstrations on rose, gladioli and marigoldheld to encourage floriculture. A target of60,000 demonstrations set for the next year.

¤ To ensure minimum support price to farmersa target of 20 lakh MTs of rice set to beprocured through Orissa State Civil SuppliesCorporation Ltd., PACs, MARKFED &NAFED and millers under levy route.

¤ In developing micro-watersheds in droughtprone areas, 2413 micro-watershed being

developed with a treatable area of 13hectares.

Water Resources : Creating MaximumIrrigation Potential

¤ During 2005-06, six irrigation projectsidentified for completion with a targetedirrigation potentialof 12685 hectares,of which fourprojects alreadycompleted.

¤ During 2005-06,Orissa LiftI r r i g a t i o nCorporation (OLIC) completed 500 new LIPoints under Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana andcreated an additional irrigation potential of10,000 hectares.

¤ About 13,397 Pani Panchayats formed in theState by January 2006 covering an area of10.40 lakh hectares. Out of these, 11,583Pani Panchayats have taken over operationand maintenance of irrigation system coveringan area of 7.81 lakh hectares.

¤ Master Plan for irrigation being formulated tobring minimum 35% of the cultivable area ineach block under irrigation within a timeframe of five years.

Steel & Mines : Harnessing Natural Resources¤ Orissa in recent years has become a hotspot

for steel and Aluminium firms of national andinternational repute.

¤ 43 MOUs signed with an investment ofRs.1,37,000 crore for setting up steel plantsin the state.

¤ POSCO, a South Korean steel giant, enteredinto an MOU with Govt. of Orissa to set up asteel plant having a production capacity of12 MTPA with an investment of about US $12 billion.

¤ The flagship Aditya Birla Group plans tosetup a 1 MTPA Alumina refinery withsmelter.

¤ Orissa Mining Corporation set itself aproduction target of 51.20 lakh tonnes of


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minerals in 2005-06. This represents 33%increase over the previous year.

¤ Iron Ore production slated to touch 43 lakhtonnes in 2005-06, representing an increaseof 40% over the previous year.

¤ Investigations to assess heavy minerals inbeach sand along the Puri Coast, explorationfor Gemstone in Bolangir and Bargarh,exploration for Bauxite in Koraput andKandhamal, investigations for Tungsten andGraphite in Angul and Dhenkanal districtsgoing on.

¤ Effective steps being taken up forenforcement of Orissa Mineral Act, 1989 tocurb illegal mining activities and trading ofores and minerals.

Industries : Creating a ConduciveAtmosphere for Investors

¤ To accelerate industrial development,employment opportunities and economicgrowth a single window clearancemechanism introduced by enacting OrissaIndustries (facilitation) Act, 2004 ensuringtime-bound clearance of investmentproposals and rationalization of inspections.

¤ Orissa in recent years, has emerged afavourite destination for investors especiallyin mineral sector. Since 2003-04, 46companies have already signed MOUs, ofwhich 43 in steel sector with a capacity of58.14 MTPA and investment of aboutRs.1,37,156 crore and two in Aluminiumsector with an investment of Rs.25,000 crore.

¤ 14 steel companies have started partialcommercial production with an investmentof Rs.10,750 crore creating directemployment opportunities for about 10,000persons.

¤ Indian Oil Corporation all set to set up aRefinery and Petro-chemical Complex of 12MTPA capacity at Paradeep with aninvestment of Rs.25,000 crore.

¤ Acknowledging development in technicaleducation, a key element for employmentgeneration, BPUT signed an MOU with IIT,Kharagpur to obtain assistance for facility

development and strengthening post-graduate and research programmes invarious engineering and allied disciplines.

¤ In order to support massive investments, toppriority accorded to improvement ininfrastructural facilities. For creating qualityinfrastructure development in IT sector, anexport promotion industrial park set up atBhubaneswar.

¤ In promoting small and medium enterprisesin the State, 2255 small industries were setup during 2005-06 with an investment ofRs.123.23 crores providing employment toapproximately 10,308 persons.

¤ State Institute for Development of Arts andCrafts set up for superior design, productdevelopment and training. A strategy ofcluster development adopted for developingdifferent handicraft clusters.

Information Technology : Heading for aKnowledge Rich Society

¤ The State is making significant strides inInformation Technology sector. MOUs signedwith TCS and Wipro to set up DevelopmentCenters at Infocity in Bhubaneswar. Othercompanies like Hexaware Technologies &Mind Free Consulting are keen to invest inthe state. All these companies are expectedto directly employ about 5000 softwareprofessionals by 2007-08 besides creatingsubstantial indirect employment.

¤ An e-procurement system initiated jointly byGovernment of Orissa, National Institute ofSmart Governance (NISG) and NationalInformatics Centre (NIC) to bring in atransparent and efficient system of tenderingand procurement.

¤ State Wide Area Network (SWAN), a coree-Governance infrastructure underimplementation to connect the StateHeadquarters with all district headquarters,Sub-Div ision headquarters, blockHeadquarters with a 2 mbps dedicated line.

¤ The Oriya language pack under theprogramme "Technology Development forIndian languages" to enable Oriya Languagecomputing completed.


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¤ Project e-sishu aiming at creating a databaseof the 3 pillars of education namely children,teachers and school taken up by OPEPAand jointly being executed with OCAC. Thiswould help achiev ing our goal ofuniversalisation of primary education andensuring that no child of the state left out ofschool.

Science & Technology : Opening New Vistas

¤ Gramsat Pilot Project being implemented inthe State to provide satellite communicationin remote areas. Under this project directreception sets installed in the State capital,all districts, block headquarters and 1179Grampanchayat Headquarters in KBKdistricts.

¤ Four schools in Koraput district now coveredby EDUSAT Programme launched in October1, 2005.

¤ Acknowledgingthe potential ofBiotechnology,steps taken to setup a Bio-Technology parkin Bhubaneswar.

¤ Target set toelectrify 1000remote villagesthrough non-conventional energy sources.

¤ To facil i tate fundamental research inmathematics, steps taken to establish anInstitute of Mathematics as a center ofexcellence at Bhubaneswar.

¤ To inculcate scientif ic temper amongchildren, the 13th National Childrens' ScienceCongress was organized at Bhubaneswar inDecember 2005. It was inaugurated by HisExcellency, the President of India Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam.

Tourism : Making Orissa a Preferred Destination

¤ Acknowledging the importance of Tourismpromotion in economic growth of the State,Media Management Agencies and event

managers identified to take up publicity andpromotion professionally.

¤ A new logo adopted to re-position and rebrandOrissa as a Vibrant Tourist Destination.

¤ Various strategictourism projectssuch as PeacePark at Dhauli ,i n f r a s t r u c t u r edevelopment inBuddhist circuitc o m p r i s i n gLalitgiri, Udayagiri,Ratnagiri & Langudi and tourism developmentat Pipili taken up.

¤ A Special Tourism area being developedbetween Puri and Chilika through IDCO fordevelopment of up-market tourism.

¤ For promotion and marketing, a slew oftourism fairs and festivals such asSreekhetra Utsav at Puri, Ekamra Utsav atBhubaneswar, Konark Festival at Konarkbeing supported showcasing the tourism andcultural potential of the State.

¤ Orissa Tourism participated in Travel-Tradeshows like Buddhist festival at Bangkok,Leisure Moscow at Moscow, WTM atLondon, PATA convention at Kualamlumpur,IATO at Kochi, TTF at Kolkata, Road showat Raipur etc.

¤ 373 guides trained to promote private sectorparticipation in tourism sector.

Culture : Broadening Cultural Horizon

¤ Kalamandal, a multipurpose cultural complexto promote song, music, dance and dramaunder construction.

¤ Under Raja Rammohan Ray library foundationscheme, book assistance and storageprovided to rural libraries and GandhiPathagaras.

¤ 'Sri Jagannathayan' a novel venture initiatedfor the propagation and popularization of SriJagannath culture in contemporaryperception.


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¤ 12th FinanceCommission toprovide Rs.50crore forH e r i t a g eConservation inthe state.

¤ An Artists Welfare Fund formed to providefinancial support to indigent and distressedartists.

ST & SC Development : Enriching the Qualityof Tribal Life¤ To improve the income of tribal households

and productivity of their land "Orissa TribalEmpowerment and Livelihood Programme"(OTELP) launched with assistance from IFAD-DFID-WB, from October 2, 2004 with an outlayof Rs.430.73 crore covering 30 tribal blocks ofseven southern districts.

¤ Control over 60 minor forest produce and NTFPwhich account for a substantial part of tribals'house-hold income transferred to GramPanchayats.

¤ Restoration of alienated tribal land to its rightfulowners.

¤ Regularisation of Pre-1980 forest habitations.¤ Olichiki included in the 9th schedule of the

constitution.¤ Minor forest cases and minor criminal cases

against tribals withdrawn.¤ All-weather roads to tribal habitations of 500

population.¤ Hamlets to be treated as habitations for

rehabilitation packages.¤ Price of kendu leaf bundles procured by the

Forest Department increased to 21 paise from16 paise and large number of new collectioncenters opened.

¤ Women self-help groups provided with loanlinkages to augment tribals' family income.

¤ Tribal villages being electrified on priority basis.¤ Tahasildars disposing of cases in camp courts

in stead of revenue headquarters.¤ Decision taken to provide house sites to all

eligible homesteadless tribals.

¤ New initiatives taken to provide employmentopportunities and create self-employmentavenues for ST youths by skill upgradationtraining in ITIs and polytechnics.

¤ Employment rallies organized in tribal areasfor recruitment of tribal youths in Defenceservices.

¤ Assistance also provided to 4158 SC families,643 ST families and 26 liberated safaikarmacharis through OSFDC.

¤ Assistance provided towards payment ofmonetary relief to 180 SC and 97 ST victimsof atrocities under the SCs and STs (PoA) Act,1989.

Women & Child Development : EmpoweringWomen

¤ In improving health status of children,adolescent girls, pregnant women andlactating mothers, a holistic approach initiatedin the state through Integrated ChildDevelopment Programme covering about 31lakh persons.

¤ To improve nutritional status of malnourishedchildren, a programme called 'Aame BiParibu' being implemented.

¤ A special intervention programme 'KishoriShakti Yojana' designed for adolescent girlsin the age group of 11 to 18 years, beingimplemented in all 326 ICDS projects of thestate, aiming at correcting genderdisadvantages and providing a supportiveenvironment.

¤ About 51 lakh school children in 69,700schools being provided cooked meals underMid Day Meal programme everyday.

¤ To empower the women of the state about1,76,000 Self Help Groups formed underMission Shakti. Of this, about 1.6 lakh groupsgiven advance credit to the tune of Rs.370crore.

¤ Old Age Pension increased to Rs.200/- permonth under State Old Age Pension Schemecovering about 6,75,000 persons.


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Energy : A Pioneer in Power

¤ Steps taken to provide access to all ruralhouseholds during next five years.

¤ Under Minimum Need Programme (MNP),4696 villages, hamlets and dalit bastisprogrammed to be electrified. Of this,electrification of 2965 villages and hamletscompleted by December 2005.

¤ Being a surplus state in electrici typroduction, surplus power to the tune ofRs.420 crore sold to Power TradingCorporation and National Vidyut VyaparNigam through GRIDCO during the 2005-06by December 2005.

¤ 7 projects with estimated cost of Rs.592 croreapproved by Govt. of India for implementationof Accelerated Power Development andReforms Programme (APDRP).

¤ Highly efficient Orissa Power GenerationCorporation (OPGC) paid a dividend ofRs.31.25 crore to the State Governmentduring 2005-06 (Interim).

Panchayati Raj : Power to the People

¤ Conforming to the mandate of 73rdamendment of the constitution, the processof devolution of powers to Panchayati RajInstitutions going on with transfer of varioussubjects of different departments to PRIs.

¤ To provide atleast 100 days of guaranteedemployment to rural people, National RuralEmployment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS)launched in the State in 19 districts covering205 blocks and 3672 GPs. This will guaranteeunskilled employment to every household in33527 villages covering 4078982 households.

¤ 30501 Indira Awas constructed in 2005-06by December.

¤ Under Sampurna Grameen Rojgar Yojana374 lakh mandays generated by utilizing 2lakh MTs of foodgrains and cash of Rs.218crore in 2005-06.

¤ A special component of the SGRY,implemented in natural calamity affected

areas created 107 lakh mandays by utilizingabout 60,000 MTs of rice.

¤ Under Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana33655 swarojgaries benefited by utilizingRs.35.94 crore during 2005-06.

¤ Steps under process to computerize 2742Gram Panchayats having population morethan 5000.

¤ All 314 blocks and 30 DRDAs provided withV-sat connectivity.

¤ New software tools PRIYA-SOFT andRURAL-SOFT developed for accounts andscheme monitoring.

¤ State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD)conducted 96 training programmes for 5367participants in 2005-06.

PGPA : Redressal of Grievances

¤ During the year 2005-06, 9589 grievancepetit ions received and processed forredressal.

¤ 26338 persons benef ited through 21'Janasampark Sibiras' organized in differentdistricts.

¤ One Pension Adalat (118th) conducted inwhich 288 cases disposed off.

Rural Development : Improving Quality ofRural Life

¤ In according priority to rural connectivity inthe state, 4067.15 kms of all-weather roadsconstructed under Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojana (PMGSY).

¤ With the assistance of NABARD, 151 bridgesand 368 kms of road completed.

¤ Under Swajaldhara Yojana, 290 DrinkingWater Projects completed. 8382 tube wells,223 sanitary wells and 112 piped supplywater project completed during 2005-06 byDecember.

¤ Under Total Sanitation Programme 8.22 lakhindividual households latrines and 7994school toilets and 296 Anganwadi toiletsconstructed at a project cost of Rs.440 crore.


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Food, Supplies & Consumer Welfare : Reachingout to Poor

¤ Under Antyodaya Anna Yojana, 35 kg riceper family per month being provided to about10 lakh poorest of the poor families at highlysubsidized price of Rs.3 per kg. An additional2.63 lakh families going to be covered shortlyunder the scheme.

¤ Under Annapurna Scheme, 10 kg of rice perbeneficiary per month being supplied free ofcost to 64800 senior citizens.

¤ To protect the rights of consumers, one StateConsumer Dispute Redressal Commissionat Cuttack and 31 district ConsumerRedressal Forums functioning in the State.

¤ With a corpus of Rs.1 crore a StateConsumer Welfare Fund created for takingup consumer awareness programme.

Urban Development : Civic Amenities forUrban Life

¤ The Government committed to meet theincreasing demand for better civic amenitiesand infrastructure facilities for a burgeoningurban population.

¤ About 660m i l l i o nli tres ofd r i n k i n gw a t e rs up p l i e dper day fornearly 4.5million urban population in 103 local bodies.

¤ 16907 hand pumps set up in urban areas tocater to the needs of the weaker section.

¤ Three major water supply projects atRourkela, Angul and Talcher nearingcompletion.

¤ A water supply project for Tit ilagarhcommissioned.

¤ The living conditions of urban slum dwellersbeing improved under National SlumDevelopment Programme (NSDP).

¤ Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana beingimplemented to provide dwelling units to slumdwellers.

¤ Steps taken for a perspective plan forCuttack-Bhubaneswar urban complex withthe help of IIT-Kharagpur to promote plannedgrowth of the twin cities and hinterland.

¤ Bhubaneswar and Puri selected underJawaharlal Nehru National Urban RenewalMission (JNNURM) for massivedevelopmental projects in next seven years.

¤ With the help of the funds available under12th Finance Commission Award the urbanlocal bodies planning to take up scientificmanagement of solid waste.

Health & Family Welfare : Quality Health Carefor the Poor

¤ National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)launched in the state on 17th June, 2005 toprovide effective healthcare to entire ruralmass of the state.

¤ An innovative scheme ASHA, AccreditedSocial Health Activist launched to reach outall village Panchayats. ASHA will be the firstpoint health contact in each village with apopulation of 1000 or more. So far 6861numbers of ASHA identified in the state.

¤ Under NRHM two Community Health Centresin each district will be upgraded in the line ofIndian Public Health Standards. An unitedfund of Rs.10,000/- will be allotted to eachHealth Sub-Centre of the state to implementthe programme.

¤ To meet the shortfall of doctors in the state,17 organisations given clearance forestablishment of Medical and Dental Collegesin private sector. To promote medical collegesin western Orissa by private entrepreneurs,decision taken to provide 25 acres of landfree of premium and Rs.10 crore in 3 yearson reimbursement basis towards creation ofinfrastructure.

¤ One medical college with 100 seats and oneDental College with 60 seats made functionalin 2005-06 in the private sector.


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¤ MBBS seats of SCB Medical College,Cuttack increased from 107 to 150.

Co-operation : Credit Support to Farmers

¤ Short-term cooperative credit structureimplemented to double agricultural credit in3 years with 2003-04 as base year.

¤ Crop-loan investment registered animpressive 29% growth during 2004-05 and34% in Kharif in 2004-05.

¤ About 24.25 lakh Kissan Credit Cards (KCC)issued to farmers, out of which 2.23 lakhKCCs issued during 2005-06 by the end ofDecember 2005.

¤ KCC holders who repay for two consecutiveyears are issued with Kalinga Kissan GoldCards (KKGC). About 1.27 lakh KKGCsissued, out of which 32000 card issued during2005-06 by the end of December 2005.

¤ About 1.21 lakh Kalinga Kissan Silver Cardsissued by December 2005.

¤ Under Crop Insurance Scheme, a totalamount of Rs.15.04 crore disbursed tofarmers for indemnity of crop loss during2005-06 by the end of December 2005.

¤ Procurement target of 1,50,000 MTs of Paddyfixed for the year 2005-06 for collectionthrough network of cooperatives. Of thisabout 1,00,000 MTs of paddy to be procuredthrough Primary Agricultural CooperativeSociety (PACS) and 50,000 MTs throughState Cooperative Marketing Fedeation(MARKFED).

Forest & Environment : Promoting an Eco-friendly Environment

¤ Top priority accorded on programmes forproviding livelihood support to forest fringedwellers, increasing forest wealth andpromotion of environmental awareness.

¤ 9549 Van Samrakshan Samities (VSS)involved in joint forest management of over8431 sqkm of degraded forests.

¤ Protected Area Network of wildlifesanctuaries and National Parks cover 6611

sqkm land area and 20 km wide habitat of1408 sqkm marine area in GahirmathaMarine Sanctuary.

¤ Afforestation programme under different stateand central plans implemented over an areaof 19,090 hectares.

¤ Financial support provided for medicinal andherbal plantation in 1000 acres of private landwith active promotion by state MedicinalPlant Board.

¤ Kenduleaf Trading generates 150 lakhmandays of employment every year.

¤ 9 lakh pluckers benefited from Kendu leafcollection during the season.

¤ Bamboo working, a potential employmentgeneration activity, commenced timely in thecurrent season in all districts having bambooforests.

¤ Forest Department generated 55 lakhmandays of employment through itsactivities.

¤ Chilika Development Authority in partnershipwith various stakeholders workingceaselessly for eco-restoration of the lagoon.

¤ To control pollution effectively, ban onpolythene of less than 20 microns imposed.

Revenue : Human Face of Intervention

¤ A Pragmatic Resettlement & RehabilitationPolicy put in place for a meaningful solutionto the problems of displaced families. Thisis a pioneering policy of the StateGovernment in comparison to other States.

¤ To facilitate the personal land holding recordsof the citizens, Land Pass Books beingissued to each land holding families in thestate with effect from 26th January, 2006 ata nominal fee of Rs.20/- with full exemptionto BPL families. This Pass Book will alsoserve the purpose of certificate in respect ofcaste, income, legal heir, residence andidentity.

¤ Under Basundhara scheme, land distributedto 14,588 homesteadless families, out of


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which 7827families belongto scheduledTribes and3234 familiesbelong tos c h e d u l e dcastes. Thescheme aims at providing land to 2,49,334such families within three years from 2005-06 to 2007-08.

¤ 157 tehsils of the state out of total 171, fullycomputerized.

¤ During the year 2004-05 Government land tothe extent of 5033 Acres distributed among6,075 landless families which included 1053SC and 2954 ST landless families. Duringthe year 2005-06 by October, 2005,Government land to the extent of 1553 Acresdistributed among 1592 landless familiesincluding 700 ST and 246 SC landlessfamilies.

Public Enterprises : Protecting Workers' Interest

¤ To revive potentially viable loss makingenterprises, a selective privatization anddisinvestments policy adopted in 'non-core'sector.

¤ A conscious policy for a model of privatizationto secure the interest of workers and createopportunities for further jobs by catalyzingthe dynamism of private sector adopted.

¤ A set of 'core' enterprises identified to operatein the public domain.

¤ State all set for Public Enterprises ReformsProgramme with external assistance of 30million pounds.

Finance : Inculcating Fiscal Discipline

¤ A number of steps taken to correct thestructural imbalances in the State Financesafter an MOU signed with Department ofExpenditure, Government of India andenactment of 'Orissa Fiscal Responsibilityand Budget Management Act, 2005.'

¤ States Own Tax to GSDP ratio increasedfrom 4.4% in 1999-2000 to 7.2% in 2004-05.

¤ Revenue Deficit reduced from about Rs.2574crore in 1999-2000 to Rs.522 crore in 2004-05. This represents reduction of RevenueDeficit as a percentage of GSDP from 6.7%to 0.91%.

¤ Fiscal Deficit reduced from Rs.3836 crore(9.7%) in 1999-2000 to Rs.1365 crore(2.37%) in 2004-05.

School & Mass Education : Grooming ourFuture Hope

¤ Giv ing priori ty to universalization ofelementary education, 70.18 lakh childrenenrolled in schools at elementary level.

¤ Orissa Child Census - 2005 taken up forbetter planning and development of educationand health of children.

¤ Impressive performance shown by 'SarbaSikhya Abhiyan' in the state at national levelfor utilization of funds.

¤ About 3.17 crore text books supplied to60,93,000 elementary students during 2005-06.

¤ About 24.84 lakh girl students in governmentelementary schools supplied uniform free ofcost through village education committees.

¤ To develop and safeguard Oriya language andculture 'Oriya Bhasa Pratisthan' established.

¤ A new programme called Education Satellite(EDUSAT) launched in the state from October- 2005 to support elementary and secondaryeducation.

Higher Education : Setting Standards

¤ A Uniform Academic Calendar framed for alldegree colleges.

¤ An increasing number of colleges being putunder assessment of National Associationand Accreditation Council (NAAC) to studythe quality of education in colleges.


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¤ Five Non-Government aided colleges declaredas autonomous apart from the existing 18.

¤ Ravenshaw University Act, 2005 passed inOrissa Legislative Assembly.

¤ Establishment of a National Law Universityunder active consideration.

¤ Admission in 15 different trades allowed invocational institutions.

¤ Rs.35 crores allocated for developmentalactivities to be undertaken in differentUniversities during 2006-07.

¤ Uniform Dress Code introduced in allautonomous colleges from academic session2005-06.

Commerce & Transport : Formulating aPragmatic Port Policy

¤ A sum of Rs.404.87 crores collected as M.V.Tax against the target of Rs.400 crore uptoMarch, 2006, with 101% achievement.

¤ Pension cells constituted for sanction ofpension of retired S.T.S. employees and 2128cases disposed by end of March, 2006.

¤ Gopalpur Port to be developed as an allweather port.

¤ L & T and TISCO taken up joint plan toconstruct a big international standard port atDhamra.

¤ Three new trains introduced by Railwaysnamely Sampark Kranti Express fromBhubaneswar to New Delhi, A New DMUPassenger train and another passenger trainfrom Cuttack to Paradeep during the year2005-06.

¤ Smart card based driving licenses andregistration certificates to be issued in all RTOoffices soon.

¤ 10 RTO offices and 7 checkgates alongwithState Transport Authority computerized.

Labour & Employment : StimulatingEmployment Opportunities

¤ Full medical care extended to the industriallabourers and their family members througha network of ESI hospitals and dispensaries.Rs.1,02,66,000 approved for payment for theyear 2005-06 towards reimbursement costof treatment of ESI beneficiaries fromRevolving Corpus Fund.

¤ Child labours employed in hazardous jobsreleased and admitted under National ChildLabour Project Scheme for being impartedformal education and vocational training.

¤ 22 model carrier corners and 12 studentsinformation Bureaus in women colleges andgirls high schools in tribal and backwarddistricts opened for util ization by girlstudents.

¤ 18 Child Labour Projects functioning in 18districts of the State. Till now, 33,843 childlabours admitted in special schools run byNational Child labour Projects and 64,885child labours mainstreamed to formalschooling system.

¤ Minimum Wagespayable to unskilled,semi-skilled, skilledand highly skil ledcategories of workersincreased.

¤ Under the directsupervision of ChiefMinister, StateEmployment Missionin association withDirectorate of Technical Education andTraining, launched vocational trainingprogrammes for both educated and semi-educated unemployed youth. 4225candidates being trained for skilling and re-skilling in various market friendly courses.


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Fishery & Animal Resources Development :Strengthening Rural Economy

¤ Following theobjectives setout in "StateAgr i cu l t urePolicy" andby adoptingnew scientifictechnology,emphasis onmilk, fish & meat production laid.

¤ Total milk production per day touches 36 lakhlitres, up by 3 lakh litres.

¤ All 30 districts of the state, covered by OrissaMilk Federation (OMFED) to promote diaryfarming. OMFED increased it 's milkprocurement substantially to 2.70 lakh litresper day.

¤ Under STEP programme, OMFED is running'Women Diary Projects' in 17 districts.

¤ 837 women diary cooperative societiescomprising 60,287 women formed in theState.

¤ Under RLTAP, Rs.350 lakh released in theyear 2005-06 for milk production and alliedactivities in KBK districts.

¤ OMFED aims at achieving milk productionof 3.50 lakh litres per day and for creatingself employment for 10,000 rural farmersduring 2006-07.

¤ For scientific pisciculture in reservoirs, a'State Reservoir Fishery Policy' approved.

¤ Under RLTAP, 13 reservoirs having waterspread area of 5709 hectares taken up forpisciculture development in KBK districts.

¤ During 2005-06, 101 reservoirs taken upunder pisciculture through FishermenCooperative Societies and Self Help Groups.

Information & Public Relations : ImprovingPeople's Access to Information

¤· In order to promote transparency andaccountability in the system of Governance,

the Right to Information Act, 2005implemented effectively in the State from 12thOctober, 2005 with Information & PublicRelations as the nodal department forimplementation.

¤ For proactive disclosure required under theprovisions of the Act, all the GovernmentDepartments making information availablethrough the State Government websites.

¤ Orissa Information Commission constitutedand started functioning.

¤ 'Oriya Film and Cultural Festival' organizedsuccessfully in Mumbai in January, 2006 asa part of inter-state cultural exchangeprogramme.

¤ A developmental feature "Ama Katha - OdissaKatha" being telecast every Saturday throughDoordarshan, Bhubaneswar.

¤ A multi-pronged strategy adopted to gatherfeedback on the implementation ofdevelopmental programmes.

Sports & Youth Services : Promoting SportsTalents

¤ To provide nutrient balanced diets to inmatesof sports hostels, the monthly stipend permonth per inmate increased from Rs.1200to Rs.2250 from January 1, 2006.

¤ Toiletery allowances of Rs.100 per monthintroduced for girl inmates from January 7,2006.

¤ An international standard swimming poolconstructed inside Kalinga Stadium topromote the sport. Built at a cost of aboutRs.2.72 crore, this will soon be convertedinto a composite Aqua-Sports Complex withconstruction ofDiving Pool andPractice Pool.

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Inter-State Youth Exchange Programme fromFebruary 13 to March 7, 2006.

¤ The relaying work of Synthetic Astroturf inthe field of sports Hostel, Panposh underprogress.

¤ To develop and maintain Sports Infrastructurein the state, a sum of Rs.465.79 lakhallocated in State Budget for 2006-07.

¤ Biju Patnaik Sports & Bravery Award - 2006conferred on eminent sports persons of theState including Shradhanjali Samantaray,presently captain of Indian women footballteam.

¤ All India Kalinga Cup Football Tournamentrevived.

¤ Proposal to set up a State Sports Academyfor Hockey & Athletics inside KalingaStadium at an estimated cost of about Rs.20crore approved in principle.

¤ 221 outstanding sports persons of the statereceived cash incentives for the year 2004-05 and 2005-06.

Home : Maintaining Law & Order

¤ Law and Order situation of the State during2005-06 remained peaceful and communalharmony prevailed during the period.

¤ Modernisation of Orissa Police going on at afast pace. An allocation of Rs.235.62 crorespent during the period 2000-2005.

¤ The State Forensic Science Laboratoriesbeing equipped with modern equipments.

¤ As a mark of commitment to make justiceaccessible to grassroots level, 17 Fast TrackCourt Buildings constructed during 2005.

¤ Modernisation of prison infrastructure andproviding better healthcare to the inmatesgoing on.

¤ To combat the menace of naxalism,appropriate strategies evolved.

Law : Justice for All

¤ Eight special Judge (vigilance) Courts to openin phases as a measure to provide justice toall.

¤ 446 Lok Adalats organized to dispose ofabout 91,000 cases.

¤ Legal Awareness camps being organized tocreate legal awareness among rural and tribalpeople.

¤ Sri Jagannath Temple Act amended withsenior officials like Chief Administrator in therank of Commissioner, given the charge tostrengthen temple Administration.

Textile & Handlooms : Weaving Success

¤ Nearly 2.00 crores of Handloom fabrics bythe primary cooperative societies and apexsocieties marketed through Direct Marketingin Exhibitionat theN at i o n a l ,State andD i s t r i c tlevels lastyear.

¤ A pilotproject forbuilding sustainable livelihood of weavers andsericulture farmers under World Bankassisted Orissa fund for DevelopmentInitiatives with a project cost of about Rs.5crore started with effect from April 2006.

¤ To promote handloom products worldwide,the state participated for the first time ininternational marketing events like Gift Fair-Mumbai, IFTEX-Delhi and Heimtextil-frankturt.

¤ Status of state TDCC granted to OrissaCooperative Tassar & Silk Federation (serifed)by Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India.

¤ During 10th plan, sericulture sector providedemployment to around 18,000 families withadditional annual income of Rs.9000 perfamily. This includes 10,000 SC & ST farmersin Tassar, Eri and Mulberry cultivation.


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Planning & Co-ordination : EvolvingSustainable Strategies

¤ A Revised Long Term Action Plan (RLTAP)formulated for the KBK districts namely,Koraput, Malkangir i , Nawarangpur,Rayagada, Balangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi andNuapada with the core objectives of droughtproofing, development saturation, povertyalleviation and improved quality of life of thepeople.

¤ Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Keonjhar andSundargarh districts included in BackwardDistricts Initiatives (BDI) of Rastriya SamVikas Yojana (RSVY).

¤ A special Rural Connectivity Programme forthe KBK districts conceptualised.

¤ In evolving a poverty reduction strategy, aPoverty Task Force constituted.

General Administration : AcceleratingGovernance Initiatives

¤ A programme for improving Transparency andAccountability by making available requiredinformation to the citizens through the web,launched in the state involving nineDepartments and nine districts on a pilotbasis.

¤ Implementation of National e-Governanceplan to enable delivery of citizen's servicesthrough one stop shop under implementation.

¤ Assistance to the tune of Rs.1,83,22,966/-and Rs.2,08,34,763/- provided from the ChiefMinister's Relief Fund in favour of 1885 and2105 indigent applicants for treatment of majorailments during 2004-05 and 2005-06.

¤ A sum of Rs.4,30,000/- and Rs.23,30,000/-provided from Chief Ministers Relief Fund tothe next of the kins of 43 and 233 victimskilled in Heat wave during 2004-05 and 2005-06.

¤ Assistance to the tune of Rs.1 crore providedfrom CMRF for the relief and restoration ofearth-quake hit Jammu & Kashmir during2005-06.

Works : Strengthening Infrastructure

¤ Efforts on to improve physical connectivityin the state by construction, improvement,repair and maintenance of roads and bridgesof State Highways, National Highways &Major District Roads.

¤ 8 Bridges and 221 kms of road completedduring 2005-06 by December 2005.

¤ Government of India sanctioned Rs.43.5 croreduring 2004-05 and Rs.17 crore for 2005-06to take up 6 road projects and 2 industrialroad projects with a total length of 100 km.

¤ With a view to provide quality road forupcoming industries in the state underEconomic Importance Scheme, roads beingimproved with an estimated cost of Rs.210crore in 3 years commencing from 2005-06.

¤ Target set to complete 22 bridges andimprove 475 km of roads with an outlay ofRs.223 crore during 2006-07.


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