Bhubaneswar: In a futuristic vision, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is all set to bring a special budget for the young generation- ‘ Youth Budget’ to make the next ten years a golden era for the young masses.
Addressing a press meet, senior BJD leader and 5T Chairman Karthik Pandian said Odisha will be the first state in the country to bring such a unique budget of 1 lakh crore for the next ten years.
“Youth Budget is a new concept that our Chief Minister has introduced. With a futuristic vision, the CM has planned a youth Budget with an aim to empower youth mass,” Pandian said.
He said that Rs 10,000 crore will be spent annually. The CM has chalked out the strategy to provide world class facilities for the youths.
“There will be provisions for Higher education, skill development and increasing employment opportunities for them. It will help build a new Odisha,” he pointed out.
The 5T chairman said that CM Patnaik want to make Odisha a leader in all sectors before 2036 when the state will celebrate the centenary of its foundation. By 2034, Odisha will lead and compete with the best of the states and countries and that will be possible through the young generation, he pointed out.
“Whatever our Chief Minister touches, he transforms it into gold. Be it Disaster Management, Poverty reduction, Sports, Manufacturing, food production, Women empowerment, Naveen transforms them into gold standards,” said Kartik Pandian.
Speaking about the school and college transformation, he said that 8,000 schools have been transformed and 1,000 colleges have also been transformed with world class infrastructure and facilities. The transformation process will continue. Today, the Government schools have more facilities than private schools. Odisha is the number one state in skill development, Pandian said.
Urging the youths to bless CM Naveen Patnaik, Pandian said that Patnaik aims to transform Odisha into a leading state in all fields in the next ten years.
Hitting out at the BJP’s manifesto, Pandian said “if you see the BJP’s manifesto, you will not find anything for the youth and students. But, the BJD Manifesto has promised the ‘Naveen guarantees’ for the youth, BJD leader said.
