Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is striving to present a truly ‘people’s budget’ reflecting the aspirations and expectations of all sections of society
“Our efforts continue to ensure that our budget truly reflects the aspirations and expectations of all as a ‘people’s budget’. That is why we accept the views of all sections of the society. As a people’s government, our tradition of valuing the views of the common people will continue,” said the Chief Minister participating in the pre-budget discussions organized at the convention hall of the Lok Seva Bhavan on Friday.
In this meeting, the Chief Minister held discussions with different civil society organisations, experts, and representatives from different sectors.
Along with the Chief Minister his two Deputy Chief Ministers Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Principal Secretary Finance Department Saswat Mishra and senior officers of the Finance Department were present in the meeting.
About 26 eminent persons including former Finance Ministers Prafulla Chandra Ghadai, Panchanan Kanungo, Sashibhusan Behera, former Finance Secretaries, Regional Director of RBI, and General Manager NABARD shared their opinions at the meeting.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the Chief Minister said, “You know that our government has been giving importance to the suggestions of the general public as a people’s government since the beginning”.
The annual General Budget for the 2024-25 financial year is scheduled to be presented in the Odisha Legislative Assembly on July 25.
“We had collected suggestions from the public through online. It is a matter of joy we have received more than 12,000 pieces of suggestion. It is about six times more than that of the previous year. This extensive participation in the budget preparation process is very encouraging for us,” the Chief Minister said.
The Chief Minister has thanked all for their suggestions. He said that the government will try its best to reflect these suggestions and fulfil the expectations and aspirations of the people.
