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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
South Odisha Development Council will be formed soon, says CM Majhi
BHUBANESWAR/JEYPORE: Chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday announced that the South Odisha Development Council (SODC) will be formed by the state government soon. Releasing the third installment of Rs 5000 each to one crore beneficiaries under the Subhadra scheme at a function at Jeypore in Koraput district, the chief minister said that a task force headed by school and mass education minister Nityanand Gond had been set up by the state government to suggest how to proceed in this regard. Stating that the task force will submit its report soon, the chief minister said the SODC will be in line with the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). Majhi said that the government is committed to the development of the southern region of the state unlike the previous dispensation. Responding to the demand of Congress MLA from Jeypore, Taraprasad Bahinipati, the chief minister announced that a Vande Bharat Express will run from Jeypore to Bhubaneswar. He further announced that the paper mill at Gaganapur in the district which closed down will be revived by the government. Besides, a new college will also be set up at Jeypore, he added. The chief minister laid foundation stones for 436 projects worth over Rs 452 crore and inaugurated 126 other projects worth over Rs 309 crore during the occasion. These include important infrastructure development projects in the education, health, roads and tourism sectors. The chief minister said that with the implementation of these projects, the development of the district would be further accelerated.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Odisha CM Majhi distributes ₹5,000 crore to one crore women under Subhadra scheme
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday (August 9, 2025) distributed ₹5,000 crore to around one crore women as the third instalment under the Subhadra Scheme. Mr. Majhi released the amount to beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at a special event in Jeypore, Koraput district. Among the beneficiaries, 1,783 women are from Kotia panchayat in Koraput district near the Andhra Pradesh border, he said. The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17 last year and in just six-and-a-half months, all eligible women had been covered under the scheme, he added. "To make women economically independent, our government came up with this scheme," he said, adding that it has become the biggest women empowerment programme of the State. The CM added that the scheme helped lakhs of women to start their own businesses. He said the scheme also helped 17 lakh women to become 'Lakhpati Didis', part of an ambitious programme envisioned by PM Modi. Odisha has now secured the first position in the country for creating the maximum number of 'Lakhpati Didis', Mr. Majhi informed. The CM said his government has resolved to develop southern Odisha, which remained under-developed for decades. Mr. Majhi said his government has decided to set up the South Odisha Development Council (SODC) in line with the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). A task force headed by Minister Nityananda Gond has been formed and a budgetary provision of Rs 200 crore was made to accelerate development in the region, Mr. Majhi added. Responding to a request by local MLA Taraprasad Bahinipati (Congress) at the programme, the chief minister assured that a Vande Bharat train would run from Jeypore to Bhubaneswar. He also informed that his government was making efforts to revive the shut Jeypore paper mill and set up a new degree college there. On this occasion, the CM also inaugurated 126 projects worth ₹309.42 crore and laid foundation stones for 436 projects to be executed with a total cost of ₹452 crore. Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Ministers Bibhuti Jena, Nityananda Gond and Gokulananda Mallik and local MP and MLA attended the event. Subhadra Yojana is designed to provide eligible women aged 21 to 60 years with ₹50,000 over five years, from 2024-25 to 2028-29. Each beneficiary will receive ₹10,000 per year in two installments of ₹5,000 each — one on Rakhi Purnima, and the other on International Women's Day (March 8).
BBC News
03-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse Councils' HQ approved
A new headquarters for two councils has been formally approved, more than 10 years after their last permanent base was destroyed by Oxfordshire District Council's (SODC) planning committee approved building the four-storey complex opposite Didcot Parkway train station on and Vale of White Horse District Council, which share staff, will use the building, having been based at Milton Park and Abbey House in Abingdon for the last had been based in Crowmarsh Gifford but that building was gutted in January 2015. The application for the new building was first submitted in August 2023 with the aim of being decided by May a number of amendments were made to the plans, which were submitted last November, in April and in June. SODC planning officers supported giving the new HQ planning permission. The authority received 45 objections from members of the public and three supporting comments. SODC and Vale Councils want to merge with West Berkshire Council to form Ridgeway Council, named after the ancient footpath that cuts through their any plans for local government reorganisation in Oxfordshire must be confirmed by the government. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
South Oxfordshire and Vale councils' new HQ set for approval
Long-standing plans for two councils' new headquarters are set to be approved next week after facing various Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) wants to build the new four-storey complex opposite Didcot Parkway train station after its last permanent base, in Crowmarsh Gifford, was destroyed by fire in and Vale of White Horse District Council, which share staff, would use the building, having been based in Milton Park and Abbey House in Abingdon for the last councillors look set to approve the project at a meeting on Wednesday. The application was first submitted in August 2023 with the aim of being decided by May 2024. But a number of amendments were made to the plans, which were submitted last November, in April and this planning officers have said the HQ, which would accommodate 305 staff, should be authority received 45 objections from members of the public and three supporting comments. SODC and Vale Council want to merge with West Berkshire Council to form Ridgeway Council as part of for local government government will have the final say on how councils are organised in Oxfordshire. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Bypass plan for potential new town dropped
A government agency which had proposed to build two bypasses to take a planned new town's traffic is now only planning one. Homes England wants to build 3,400 homes at Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire, and previously proposed building two bypasses, one through Cuxham and another through Stadhampton and Chiselhampton. It still plans to build the latter but has dropped the proposal for Cuxham and wants to use traffic calming measures and a bike path there instead. Many residents are opposed to the homes plan, as are South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Chalgrove Parish Council, which said the plan would be "unsustainable due to its isolated location". There are about 1,200 homes in Chalgrove currently and community events were held for residents about the project in April 2024. The airfield has been used for decades by ejector seat maker Martin-Baker, which has a lease on the site until 2063. The firm has said it will not move willingly. Homes England pulled an earlier plan in 2021 and concerns about the development and the proximity to the airfield's runway were previously raised by the Civil Aviation Authority and residents. In documents shared by SODC, Homes England had previously planned to submit three planning applications for the development. They would have included homes at the airfield and for its northern runway and two others for the bypasses. Four are now planned. They would include an outline planning application for the airfield's main site, another for a realigned northern runway, one for the Stadhampton and Chiselhampton bypass and another for the Cuxham travel route. Other proposals for traffic calming along the B480 and A329 within Stadhampton and Chiselhampton and the B480 through Cuxham are proposed but how "is yet to be determined", SODC said. You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Spending on new market town plan nears £14m Shapps denies lobbying against houses on airfields Plan for new market town on airfield filed Airfield objections derail housing plan South Oxfordshire District Council Homes England
