Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The BJP government in Odisha gave importance to education, rural development, agriculture and health sectors in the Budget proposal for 2025-26.

The government has allocated Rs 23,635 crore towards the health care sector while the education sector got the allocation of Rs 41,273 crore for 2025-26 fiscal.

The BJP government has proposed to spend Rs 24,250 crore on various social security measures. Similarly, it has made an outlay of Rs 17,998 crore for the empowerment of women in the state.

As per the Budget proposal, the state government will spend Rs 37,838 crore on agriculture and allied sector in the state in 2025-26 fiscal. It has made an allocation of Rs 16,273 crore towards irrigation and flood control.

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