Odisha launches 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' rural infrastructure scheme with ₹5,000 crore
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' rural development scheme at Jankia in Khordha district on 5 February 2025, with ₹5,000 crore over five years.
Summary
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' (BGBO), an umbrella scheme for rural infrastructure, at Jankia in Khordha district on 5 February 2025. The scheme has an allocation of ₹5,000 crore over five years, including ₹1,000 crore for 2024-25, and focuses on rural roads and connectivity, civic amenities, educational and sports facilities and micro-tourism. Projects will be taken up only if sanctioned by gram sabhas, with emphasis on tribal and inaccessible areas.
Key facts
- Launched
- 5 February 2025, Jankia, Khordha district, by CM Mohan Charan Majhi
- Outlay
- ₹5,000 crore over five years (₹1,000 crore for 2024-25)
- Focus
- Rural roads, civic amenities, education and sports facilities, micro-tourism
- Process
- Projects sanctioned by gram sabhas; emphasis on tribal areas
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the total allocation, in ₹ crore over five years, for Odisha's 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' scheme launched on 5 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 5,000
The scheme has an allocation of ₹5,000 crore over five years, including ₹1,000 crore for 2024-25.
Where did CM Mohan Charan Majhi launch the 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' scheme on 5 February 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Jankia, Khordha district
The scheme was launched at Jankia in Khordha district, about 45 km from Bhubaneswar.
Under Odisha's 'Bikashita Gaon, Bikashita Odisha' scheme launched in February 2025, projects are taken up only after sanction by which body?
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Correct answer: A — Gram sabhas
Projects under the scheme will be taken up only if sanctioned by gram sabhas, with emphasis on tribal and inaccessible areas.