• Mansukh Mandaviya presents report card on 100 days of Modi Government 2.0
  • Paradip to be developed as a Smart Industrial City, says Mandaviya
  • Odisha receives highest CAMPA allocation of Rs 5933.98 Cr. Bhubaneswar: The port city of Paradip will be developed as a smart industrial city. Land bid is being allotted to emerging companies, which will pave the way for employment generation in the State, said union minister of state for shipping (I/C) and chemicals and fertilisers, Mansukh Mandaviya while highlighting the success and key decisions taken by Narendra Modi 2.0 government in a Press Conference, here on Monday. Mandaviya said, the Central government under the visionary and dynamic leadership of prime minister Narendra Modi has taken a number of bold and historic decisions within the first hundred days of its second innings. Abrogation of Article 370 and 35A for the betterment of the people in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, 3% reservation for the defence personnel working in the border, economic reforms to strengthen the treasury, legislation against Triple Talaq and death penalty for sexual assault against children are a few major decisions taken by the government during this period which were pending since long. Speaking about the centre’s decision on Odisha the minister said, “Highest ever allotment-a total of Rs 4678.22 crore has been sanctioned to Odisha for cyclonic storm Fani. Before the cyclone hit Odisha Rs 340 crore was given in advance. Later the Prime Minister announced Rs 1000 crore when he came to visit Odisha. Finally an additional amount of Rs 3338.22 crore was sanctioned. Odisha has received the highest allocation of Rs 5933.98 crore under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA Fund). In the Union budget 2019-20, Odisha has also been allocated an all-time high Rs 5993 crore for the railway sector.” The Minister said about large scale investment in infrastructure and social sector. Around Rs 100 lakh Cr will be invested in the infra sector. “The Government has kept its promise. We have fulfilled everything that we had promised in our election manifesto within the 100 days of Modi 2.0 Government. We have taken the decision to deposit Rs 6,000 to the accounts of every farmer in the country. We have also decided to provide Rs 3,000 pension per month to every retired farmer. Even the Government has decided to give pensions to the workers of the unorganised sector and small traders. The government is committed for the ease of living of the poor, farmers, weak and marginalised sections of the society. To provide affordable quality medicines we have opened 5,500 Jan Aushadhi Kendras throughout the country. Three hundred new centres are also in the offing,” the minister stated. Answering a question on the economic slowdown the minister said that the slowdown is only transitory. “Recession is going out throughout the world. The fundamentals of the Indian economy are strong and we are least affected by it. I hope after the end of the year the economy will revive again,” the minister concluded. Among others, Leader of opposition Odisha Legislative Assembly Pradeep Nayak, deputy leader of opposition Bishnu Charan Sethi, chief whip of opposition, Mohan Chandra Majhi, Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha member Aparajita Sarangi, Rajya Sabha member Ashwini Vaishnaw, I & B director, Akhil Kumar Mishra and deputy director, PIB, Bhubaneswar, Sitanath Mishra were present.