Summary of Odisha Budget 2025-26

#### **Infrastructure & Transport** 1. **Road Development Programme (RDP)** - **Cost**: ₹6,502 crore - **Scope**: 3,000 km road improvements, including 6-lane Berhampur-Jeypore Greenfield Expressway, 4/6-lane roads to ports/industrial clusters, and Barbil ring road. - **ETA**: Phased execution by 2029–30. 2. **Highways Authority of Odisha** - **Target**: 75,000 km of roads by 2029–30. 3. **Atal Expressway** - **Route**: Motu (Malkangiri) to Tiring (Mayurbhanj). - **Other Corridors**: Nuapada–Astarang, Brundabahal–Gopalpur, Brahmapur–Jeypore, Jeypore–Rourkela, and Rourkela–Jaleswar 4. **Port-Led Development** - **New Ports**: Inchuri, Bahuda, Mahanadi Riverine Port (ship repair), Subarnarekha, and Astaranga ports (BOOST model). - **Allocation**: ₹107 crore for port development. 5. **Aviation (B-MAAN Program)** - **Greenfield Airport**: At Paradip. - **New Flights**: 10 domestic, 3 international destinations. - **Allocation**: ₹382 crore. 6. **Railway Projects** - **Central Allocation**: ₹73,000 crore for new projects; state contributes ₹300 crore for land acquisition. --- #### **Urban Development** 1. **Samruddha Sahara Scheme** - **Allocation**: ₹408 crore for urban transformation. - **New City Development (Bhubaneswar)**: ₹200 crore for 322 hectares (scaling to 3,600 hectares). 2. **Mukhyamantri Sahari Bikas Yojana** - **Allocation**: ₹1,100 crore for civic amenities, wage employment, and water body development. 3. **Affordable Housing** - **PM Awas Yojana (Urban)**: ₹795 crore for 27,000 houses. - **Antyodaya Gruha Yojana**: ₹7,550 crore for 2,25,000 houses (3 years). --- #### **Industry & MSMEs** 1. **Land Bank Scheme** - **Target**: Acquire 1,000 acres/year for industries (5 years). - **Allocation**: ₹106 crore. 2. **Industrial Corridor** - **Route**: Paradip–Choudwar–Dhenkanal–Angul–Sambalpur–Jharsuguda–Rourkela. 3. **FDI Park (State Capital Region)** - **Focus**: Automobile, EV, Semiconductor, IT/ITES. - **Allocation**: ₹10 crore. 4. **MSME Support** - **Hostels for Workers**: ₹100 crore (5 hostels over 4 years). - **Subsidies**: ₹144 crore for GST reimbursement, electricity duty exemption. --- #### **Tourism** 1. **Shree Jagannath Darshan Yojana** - **Allocation**: ₹30 crore for free pilgrimage for poor devotees. 2. **Integrated Tourism Destinations** - **Focus**: Hirakud, Satkosia, Buddhist Circuit (Udaigiri, Ratnagiri), Chilika Lake (Blue Flag Beach). - **Allocation**: ₹355 crore. 3. **Eco-Tourism** - **Upgrades**: Satkosia, Debrigarh, Similipal, Bhitarkanika. - **Allocation**: ₹820 crore. --- #### **Agriculture & Rural Development** 1. **Samrudha Krushak Yojana** - **Allocation**: ₹6,000 crore (enhanced from ₹5,000 crore) for paddy procurement at ₹3,100/quintal. 2. **Crop Diversification** - **Target**: 2 lakh hectares shifted to millets, pulses, oilseeds. - **Allocation**: ₹695 crore. 3. **Irrigation Projects** - **Key Projects**: - Lower Suktel (40,000 Ha by 2025–26). - Parvati Giri Mega Lift Irrigation (Phase II: 170 projects, ₹10,759 crore over 5 years). - **Total Irrigation Allocation**: ₹14,895 crore. 4. **Cold Storage Policy** - **Subsidy**: 60% capital investment, 50% tariff subsidy. - **Target**: 58 cold storages by 2029–30. 5. **Fisheries & Animal Husbandry** - **Target**: 33 lakh MT fish, 1,650 lakh liters milk/day by 2036. - **Allocation**: ₹1,909 crore. --- #### **Social Welfare & Security** 1. **SUBHADRA Scheme (Women Empowerment)** - **Allocation**: ₹10,145 crore (₹50,000 cash transfer over 5 years to 1.07 crore women). 2. **Social Security Pensions** - **Allocation**: ₹9,121 crore (18% increase). 3. **MGNREGA Enhancement** - **Additional Days**: 200 days in 30 migration-prone blocks. - **Allocation**: ₹700 crore (state support). --- #### **Energy & Environment** 1. **Green Hydrogen Projects** - **Allocation**: ₹85 crore for pilot projects and a CoE with IIT Bhubaneswar. 2. **Solar Energy** - **PM Surya Ghar Yojana**: ₹890 crore for subsidies. 3. **EV Policy** - **Target**: 20% EV adoption; 100 charging stations. - **Allocation**: ₹160 crore. --- #### **Education & Skill Development** 1. **NEP 2020 Implementation** - **Allocation**: ₹31,000 crore (18% increase) for school education. 2. **Skill Development (NUA Odisha)** - **Allocation**: ₹135 crore for reskilling. 3. **World Skill Centre Expansion** - **Phase II**: ₹1,180 crore over 5 years; new campuses in AgriTech, IT. --- #### **Health** 1. **Ayushman Bharat-Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana** - **Allocation**: ₹4,479 crore for health insurance coverage. 2. **New Medical Colleges** - **Allocation**: ₹3,881 crore under MMSSM. --- #### **Key Timelines** - **Roads**: 75,000 km by 2029–30. - **Irrigation**: 15 lakh Ha additional potential by 2029–30. - **Cold Storages**: 58 units by 2029–30. - **Green Hydrogen**: Pilot projects by 2025–26. *Note: Many projects have phased execution (2025–26 to 2029–30) with specific annual targets.* Source: https://finance.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-02/Part-I%20Agri%20Budget%20Speech%202025-26_Eng_0.pdf https://finance.odisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/2025-02/Part-II%20General%20Budget%20Speech%202025-26_Eng.pdf