Odisha Govt, Opposition Lock Horns Over fifteenth Finance Commission Report

Bhubaneswar: A day after the fifteenth Finance Commission report revealed that Odisha’s place in a number of sectors, particularly in well being, training, poverty and agriculture, is kind of disappointing, opposition events as we speak lashed out on the ruling-BJD authorities.
Senior BJP chief and Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari stated that the fifteenth Finance Commission report has uncovered the precise image of Odisha as in comparison with different states within the nation that are on a creating monitor, particularly in case of training, infrastructure constructing and healthcare sectors.
Congress MP Saptagiri Ulaka stated that using MPLAD funds has acquired a setback within the State. “If the government will not carry out developmental works, it will get less fund. There’s also a need to announce special package for Odisha for its development,” he stated.
Responding to the allegations of the opposition events, BJD MLA Amar Satpathy stated that Odisha will not be behind in all of the sectors. “There are some sectors where the State is ahead of the national average. The 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations will pose as a hindrance to the development of Odisha,” he added.
As per the fifteenth Finance Commission report, the State must work on well being, training and agriculture for accelerating progress. Presently, there are 1,276 vacancies (83.5% shortfall) of specialists in CHCs towards the sanctioned power of 1,529, and 409 vacancies (30.8% shortfall) of docs in PHCs towards the sanctioned power of 1,326.
The Commission stated that the annual per capita expenditure on training in Odisha needs to be elevated from Rs 2,707 in 2016-17 to a minimum of the GS common of Rs 2,876. It has additionally beneficial the State to look into the povety price which was 32.6 per cent in 2011-12, whereas the nationwide common was 21.92 per cent.
Only 4 per cent of rural households have PWS connections within the State, which is lower than one-fourth of the all India protection of 18.3 per cent. It additional stated that the State must make concrete effort to lift its space beneath irrigation (proportion of gross irrigated space over gross cropped space) from 28.7 per cent to a minimum of the nationwide common of 48.6 per cent in 2014-15.
On the opposite hand, as per the suggestions of the fifteenth Finance Commission, Odisha’s horizontal share will lower from 4.629 p.c to 4.528 p.c for coming 5 years. This will critically affect the State. “We will definitely suffer due to the reduction in the share. We will take up the issue with the Centre,” stated Odisha Minister Padmanabha Behera.