The Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) authorities in Odisha has modified the names of 21 state schemes launched by the earlier Naveen Patnaik authorities, chief minister Mohan Majhi advised the state meeting on Thursday.
Responding to a query by Biju Janata Dal legislator Tusharkanti Behera, Majhi mentioned in a written reply that names of 21 schemes together with that of Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana and Ama Odisha Nabina Odisha, the 2 schemes for medical insurance and rural growth respectively, have been modified.
The Biju Swastya Kalyan Yojana, the flagship medical insurance scheme of the earlier BJD authorities, has been renamed as Ayushman Bharat Gopabandhu Jana Arogya Yojana by the federal government and can be carried out by the tip of the present monetary 12 months. The brand new scheme combines the central authorities’s medical insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana with that of the state scheme. Equally, it has renamed Ama Odisha Nabina Odisha, a scheme to enhance infrastructure and companies in villages, rechristening it as Vikashit Gaon Vikasit Odisha.
The earlier BJD authorities’s flagship scheme for farmers, the Krushak Help for Livelihood and Revenue Augmentation (KALIA) will proceed as ‘CM-KISAN’ scheme.
The Majhi authorities has additionally determined to rename Odisha’s biennial funding summit, earlier known as ‘Make in Odisha Conclave’ as ‘Utkarsha Utkal.’
The opposite schemes to be renamed are Biju Setu Yojana as Setu Bandhan Yojana, Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme as Gramanchal Parivahan, Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana as Antyoday Gruha Yojana and Biju KBK as KBK Vikas Yojana. The state’s mid-day meal scheme is now identified by its nationwide title, PM Poshan Yojana. Whereas the Odisha Millets Mission has been modified to ‘Shree Anna Abhiyan’ the Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana has been renamed as ‘Godabarisha Vidyarthi Protsahana Yojana’.
Nevertheless, it was the renaming of the Biju Patnaik Sports activities Award in July as Odisha Rajya Krida Samman that met with stiff resistance, resulting in a U-turn.
The federal government can be changing the inexperienced backdrop, the thematic color of the BJD authorities, with a shade of saffron. Authorities buildings, Class IX and X uniforms, LAccMI buses, street indicators, wall posters and milk packets have all been getting a saffron hue.
The change of title, nonetheless, is estimated to price the federal government a number of hundred crores.
Former minister and BJD MLA Ranendra Pratap Swain mentioned the BJP authorities clearly wished to bury Biju Patnaik’s legacy. “I want the federal government did some actual work as a substitute of adjusting the names of present schemes. It has been about 5 months for the reason that BJP got here to energy, but it surely appears they’re but to be taught governance. Legislation and order have additionally taken a flip for the more severe,” mentioned former minister.
BJP chief Jatin Mohanty insisted that this wasn’t true. “The accusation that now we have solely modified the names and hues of the schemes with none worth addition is inaccurate. Our authorities has made a number of modifications to them to present higher service to the folks,” he mentioned.
“Now we have additionally launched the Subhadra scheme for girls and are about to present the third part of cash to the beneficiaries. We’re additionally giving MSP of ₹3,100 per quintal to farmers this time,” Mohanty added.
