The Budget session of Odisha Assembly got underway from Friday, with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik attending the proceedings physically for the first time in two years. He was hitherto attending different sessions virtually in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Odisha government will opt for a vote-on-account instead of the regular Budget in view of the model code of conduct imposed due to elections to civic bodies in the State. The vote-on-account would be for the first four months of the financial year 2022-23.
Addressing the House, Governor Ganeshi Lal said that the State’s health service delivery system had improved with free healthcare facilities being provided through the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY).