In a bid to streamline fiscal planning and ensure targeted spending, the Odisha government’s Planning and Convergence Department has issued directives to all administrative departments, mandating the submission of proposals for additional budget allocations—formally known as the Supplementary Statement of Expenditure—for the 2025-26 financial year. The deadline is firm: October 31, 2025, with submissions required online.

The instructions, outlined in a letter from Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg, are grounded in a circular from the Finance Department dated October 15. Addressed to all Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and Commissioner-cum-Secretaries, the missive underscores a shift away from routine reappropriations toward proposals that genuinely advance state pri

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