India, Feb. 5 -- Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched 'Bikashita Gaon Bikashita Odisha' for rural infrastructure developmental projects in the state.

Launching the scheme at a function in Khordha district's Jankia, Majhi said his government was committed to the development of every village. "We need to keep politics and development separate. "The previous government that ruled 24 years in Odisha had conspired to create a vote bank in the name of 5T. However, the BJP government will continue fighting against poverty and backwardness. Under the 'Bikashita Gaon Bikashita Odisha' scheme, each village will be developed within five years." he said.

The programme will have a Rs.5,000 crore budget for five years. The g...