Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17 -- The Odisha government will launch altogether 16 new initiatives in 2025-26 financial year.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Finance portfolio, announced these initiatives while tabling the Budget proposal for 2025-26 fiscal in the Assembly today.

The new initiatives are:

Antyodaya Gruha Yojana

The state government has proposed to launch Antyodaya Gruha Yojana with an allocation of Rs 7,550 crore.

Under the initiative, the government will provide concrete houses to families living below poverty line in Odisha.

The scheme will cover families left out of existing housing schemes, victims of natural and manmade disasters and people displaced by government projects among others.

The state gov...