Bhubaneswar, May 9 -- The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today released its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Odisha.

BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik released the manifesto.

The ruling party promised to make Odisha the number one state in the country by 2034, at least two years ahead of its centenary year.

The party will introduce a separate Budget for the youth of the state. It will allocate Rs 1 lakh crore for youths in 10 years.

The BJD government will enhance the scholarship under the Nua-O scheme for both boys and girls. The scholarship amount for girls will be enhanced to Rs 14,000 per annum while the amount would be Rs 12,000 for boys, said the Chief Minister.

"We will provide two lakh gove...