By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday approved the Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana to provide subsidy to the milk farmers.
Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana will be implemented in the State for five years from the financial year 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a budgetary outlay of Rs 1423.47 crore. This move will benefit 15,47,837 farmers in five years, thereby increasing their income.
State Law , Works and Excise Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan along with Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallick briefed the media about the Cabinet decision.
Rs 476 crore will be utilized in the five years under Go-Palan Yojana while Rs 216.09 crore will be utilized under Calf Rearing Scheme.
Rs 200.68 has been earmarked for feed and fodder production and strengthening of fodder farms, Rs 187.42 crore for Go Sampad Bima Yojana, Rs 110.23 crore for Buffalo Entrepreneurship Development, Rs 116.43 crore to provide incentive dairy farmers, Rs 41.10 crore for strengthening of dairy organisations and Rs 25.52 crore support for Omfed.
The Cabinet has given its nod for construction of 550 residential quarters (200 of D type and 350 E type) with Community Hall and Play Ground for Staff of Orissa High Court, Cuttack at Sector-13, CDA in 10 acres of land on turnkey basis. The Cabinet approved the tender of Rs 220.40 crore for the project, which is targeted for completion within a time span of 30 months.
The Cabinet decided to renew the license of private dealers of fair price shops, who are distributing rations to the beneficiaries of the National Food Security Act and State Food Security Scheme.Since, the amendment order is valid till 30th September, 2024 and it is difficult due to administrative inconvenience and possible disruption of public distribution system in evicting all private dealers at once, the place of private dealers has been extended to March 31, 2026.
The Cabinet has decided to enhance the pay of Advocate General and amendment of the Odisha Superior Judicial Service and Odisha Judicial Service Rules, 2007 to make the rules more meaningful and to strengthen the legal accumbency, administrative capability and to enlighten the Judicial Officers regarding Court Management.
