Odisha now a progressive state, setting benchmarks: Patnaik

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday said Odisha was now on the path of rapid transformatin and distinctly positioned as a progressive state,setting national and even global benchmarks.

Patnaik said this while replying to the debate on the motion of thanks on Governor's address in the House on the opening day of the Budget session. The assembly passed the motion later.

Stating that Odisha's economy was firmly on a trajectory of steady growth, Patnaik said: "Odisha is the only state in the country which has doubled farmers income in real terms in the last one decade. The state is now among the largest contibutors to the public distribution system."