Odisha Chief Minister’s appeal
Bhubaneswar: (( Abhishek Mohanty)The Odisha Finance Department has been holding Pre-Budget consultation with a cross section of the society. The Chief Minister said, “I am to indicate here that our Government is People’s Government. So there is need to seek the proposals and opinions of common people for the Budget making process. In order to make the budgetary process more open and participative using Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Finance Department has initiated the process of obtaining inputs for Budget preparation through the dedicated Budget web-portal, e-mail, WhatsApp and SMS. Now, Finance Department invites suggestions in a structured format in the Budget web-portal https://budget.odisha.gov.in/ to be used as input in the process of preparation of full-fledged Annual Budget 2024-25.”Suggestions can also be sent by e-mail to the address [email protected], suggestions for Budget are also being invited through WhatsApp to the Mobile number (+91)9438161111, and through social media platforms like X (@FdOdisha), Facebook (@FinanceOdisha) and Instagram (@fdodisha).This facility will be available from 20th June, 2024 till 5th July, 2024.Members of the public, Civil Society Organisation, Advocacy Groups and other stakeholders are requested to make use of this unique opportunity to participate in the budget making process of the State Government.
