Bhubaneswar: Chairman of the Minister of Gema Naveen Patnaik, member of his party Prashanta Nanda in Rajya Sabha said on Thursday that the Union 2022-23 budget did not have an answer to the current price increase that was middle, poor and farmers struggling.
The price of gasoline, diesel gas and cooking prices Other household commodities have increased excessively and the budget has also disappointed people.
BJD, however, appreciates the budget focus field such as research and development infrastructure, capital expenditure, digital health platform and digital currency.
Nanda said the emphasis on these sectors would run away for the country’s economic development.
“Reduction of MGNREGA funds in the midst of a pandemic situation will not help the poor.
Serious problems such as dislocation in the procurement of rice and reducing food subsidies under the NFSA will place farmers in serious problems,” BJD Leader added added.
He criticized the increase in the level of CESS and additional costs, which reduced shared tax transfers.
“Delinking of eight schemes sponsored centrally, the elimination of normal central assistance and a steep increase in parts of the country in the scheme has imposed severe financial burden on the country.” Nanda said termination of central assistance for regional development programs such as special plans for the Balanganir-Ladyandi region, the Grant Region Backward fund and an integrated action plan for the left-affected district of the wing has hampered the development program for several Odisha backwards.
He demanded a special package for the state of the budget provisions available from Niti Aayog for the continuation of the specific area development program.
He has received global praise for disaster management, BJD members Sujeet Kumar said the disaster response fund must be 90: 10 between the center and the state.
Kumar appreciated the administration of Rs 9,700 Crore for the development of the railroad sector in Odisha but said the train ministry should not reduce the number of revised estimates.
Kumar said the center had to take care of Odisha’s needs in terms of density of trains, highways and banking sectors.