Odisha Hosts Travel Majors
Flagship Eco-retreat and road travel itineraries have rekindled hope for travel and tourism industry as State Tourism in association with Mayfair Hotels & Resorts Ltd hosted a delegation of six leading tour operators of the country who arrived in city on 15 October. Their campaign, under ‘VocalForLocal’ to conduct an 18,000 km across 29 states and 5 Union Territories during...
Preference For MSME
While MSME Sector has received serious jolt during COVID-19 Pandemic, State Government has come up with such an option for providing more preference to the MSEs and Start-Ups, which will generate more job opportunities in the State. Ashok Kumar Meena, Principal Secretary Finance has issued Office Memorandum (OM) on 16 October, which will help the MSME Sector in a big...
SPCB On Ease Process
Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy has directed to make the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) more be vibrant and facilitating through ‘process re-engineering’ without compromising the environmental concerns.He gave this direction while presiding over the Board meeting of SPCB held over digital mode.Mr.Tripathy asked the Board to come up with definite Action Plan for setting national benchmark in ‘hassle free...
CEO Takes Poll Stock
Election Commission of India has issued a detail guideline to ensure safe conduct of Elections during COVID pandemic period. In the Guidelines special emphasis has been given to safety and security of polling staff deployed in election duty as well as voters. As per ECl guidelines any person deployed in election process has to always wear face mask. All the...
RSP Urged To Support MSME
Principal Secretary MSME, Satyabrata Sahu emphasizing the philosophy of ‘Vocal for Local’ urged the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Management to make every possible effort to promote the local MSMEs and ensure that they have the ease in doing business. Chairing the 57th Plant Level Advisory Committee Meeting of RSP today, Mr.Sahu also advised the MSMEs to adhere to the requirements...
Favipiravir Acceptance On Rise
Nearly 20,000 Favipiravir were distributed to patients in Home Isolation and community acceptance has improved for the life saving drug, officials say. Although the State Government have made available Favipiravir through Odisha State Medical Corporation Limited (OSMCL) across the state, parallel it is being allowed to be sold in 1120 retail drug stores. Notably, the Odisha Government decided to start Favipiravir...
Center Provides 388 Cr
*/th the State Government facing difficult fiscal environment due to shortfall in tax revenue arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic, union Government has provided Rs.388 Crore as Special Assistance for Capital Expenditure.Department of Expenditure in Ministry of Finance has intimated Odisha Government in this regard. While Union Government has provided Rs.7500 Crore to 18 States, Odisha share will be Rs.388...
Infection Rate on Wane
Even as improvement has been seen in fight against Covid-19 in Odisha which is also seen doing better than national averages in all indicators, there is no room for complacency and at no point of time lowering guards would be tolerated, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while taking a review of the Covid situation in the state.Mr.Patnaik told officials...
NINL Revival Looms Large
With Union Minister Steel, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan taking proactive steps to sort out the problems of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL), hope of revival is looming large for the ailing Public Sector Steel Maker. NINL employees are facing acute crisis due to Non Payment of Salary and Wages for last Eight Months. This has left the employees...
Odisha Gets 496 Cr
Odisha will receive Rs.496.21 Crore towards compensation for loss of revenue for month of April and May, 2020 from the Union Government.Department of Revenue in Ministry of Finance has informed the State Government about release of compensation amount after Minister Finance Niramala Sitharaman announced the acceptance of GST Council recommendations in this regard. While Government of India released Rs.20,000 Crore...