Overview

• The initiative includes 15 projects comprising 11 healthcare schemes and four education infrastructure upgrades.
• Among the healthcare efforts, a newly inaugurated 300-bed district hospital is set to strengthen local medical capacity.
• A Rs 41.17 crore aid package was unveiled for approximately nine lakh kendu leaf pluckers and binders across the state.
• Under the welfare scheme, pluckers will receive funds for slippers, work garments and headwear while binders are provided mosquito nets and blankets.
• The launch underscores the government’s push for balanced regional growth as it nears its first anniversary and pursues its Odisha 2036 vision.