Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched the much-hyped ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha’ scheme to be implemented under the state plan for augmentation of rural infrastructure leading to accelerated growth.
To begin with, the Chief Minister launched the programme in Keonjhar and Bhadrak districts through video conference from Bhubaneswar.
With a focus on the development of villages and panchayats as well as promotion, preservation and protection of the Jagannath culture and tradition of the state, the scheme will be implemented across the state with a budget provision of Rs 3397 crore, an official release said.
Altogether 90723 projects will be implemented for 6794 panchayats across the state and an amount of Rs ten lakh will be allocated for every village as part of the scheme. Every panchayat in the state will get Rs 50 lakh to ensure overall development.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said the scheme has the vision of a new Odisha, aspirational Odisha and modern Odisha, while retaining the essence, the soul and the spirit of the state.
