Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The BJP government in Odisha tabled an annual Budget of Rs 2.90 lakh crore for 2025-26 financial year in the Assembly today.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented the Budget proposal in the Assembly in the afternoon.

This is the second Budget moved by the BJP government in the state. Majhi too tabled the Budget proposal in the Assembly in the second time in a row.

According to the Chief Minister, the government set a target to become a $ 500 billion economy by 2036, the centenary year of formation of Odisha as a separate state.

Around 48 per cent work force in Odisha depends upon Agriculture and 80 per cent people live in rural areas. The government has allocated Rs ...