‘Odisha Budget’ New app developed-finance minister Niranjan Pujari

Bhubaneswar: With a view to help people access the state’s annual budget documents in digital form in real time , the Naveen Patnaik government has developed a new mobile app named ‘Odisha Budget’.

Official sources said, any individual from across the world can download the android-based app to access the documents soon after finance minister Niranjan Pujari tables the annual budget for 2020-21 financial year on February 18

The App, developed by the state finance department, will help people access the documents like budget speech in English and Odia, annual financial statement, budget at a glance, explanatory memorandum, revenue receipts, demand for grants etc., sources added.

The move will certainly reduce paper consumption in large scale, lessen print cost and preserve green cover in the state.