ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS JULY 2024

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Senior IAS And Chief Electoral Officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal Has Been Appointed As The Additional Chief Secretary To Chief Minister Of Odisha.

* Senior IAS Officer Aditya Mohapatra Has Been Appointed As The Private Secretary To Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik.

* IAS Officer Arindam Dakua Has Been Appointed As The Private Secretary To Odisha Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi.

*  IAS OFFICER Dr N Thirumala Naik Took Charge As Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Of Odisha.

* IAS Dr Gavali Parag Harshad Has Been Appointed As The Private Secretary Of Union Minister Juel Oram.

* Odisha Government Formed A new Committee Under The Chairmanship Of Justice Biswanth Rath For Inventorisation Of Valuable Store Inside Ratna Bhandar Of Shri Jagganath Temple, Puri.

* IAS Dr Ganeswar Jena Has Been Appointed As Private Secretary To The Deputy Chief Minister Of KV Singh Deo ( Odisha).

* Nikunja Dhal Has Given Additional Charge As Chairman Of IDCO, Odisha. 

* Surendra Kumar Has Been Appointed As ACS Of Parliamentary Affairs Odisha. 

* Shri G Mathivathanan Has Given Additional Chief Secretary To Government Parliamentary Affairs 

* Senior IAS OFFICER Arvind Padhee Has Been Appointed As The New Chief Administrator Of STJA, Puri Odisha.

* Senior BJP Leader Samir Dey Has Become Appointed As The New President Of Football Association Of Odisha ( FAO).

* Ashirbad Behera Continues As Secretary Of FAO.

*  IAS OFFICER Usha Padhee Has Been Appointed As The Principal Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development Odisha.

* Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Elected As BJD Chairman.

*  BJP Leader & Senior Advocate Of Odisha High Court Pitambar Acharya Has Been Appointed As The Advocate General Of Odisha.

* BJP MLA Saroj Kumar Pradhan Appointed As The Government Chief Whip 

& BJp MLA Govinda Das Appointed As Deputy Chief Whip In Odisha Assembly.

* 2001 Batch IAS Officer R Sanatan Gopalan Has Been Appointed As The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Of Odisha.

* BJP MLA Bhawani Shankar Bhoi Has Been Appointed As The Deputy Speaker Of Odisha Assembly.

* OAS Officer Deb Prasad Das Has Been Appointed As The Joint Secretary, Odia Language, Literature And Culture Department Odisha Government.

* IAS Saswat Mishra Has Been Appointed As The Principal Secretary Of Odisha Government Financial Department.

* N B S Rajput Has Been Appointed As The Principal Secretary To The Odisha Governor Raghubar Das.

*  IAS Saswat Mishra Has Given Additional Charge Of Chairman Cum MD Of OHPC . ( Odisha Hydro Power Corporation) 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Senior Men's Rugby Team Has Win Bronze. by Defeating Kerala At National Senior Rugby 7s Held At Pune.

RENAME - 

* Biju Pattnaik Sports Award Has Been Renamed As Odisha Rajya Krida Samman In Odisha. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Announced 10% Reservation And Five Years Age Relaxation For Agniveers.

RANKING - 

* Odisha Has Ranked Fourth In Anaemia Mukt Bharat Scorecard 2023/24. (83.3) 

BOOKS - 

* Odisha Governor Raghubar Das Released The Book NAYAKARA NA RUTURAJ ( Author - Tejaswini Panda) 

ESTIMATION - 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The Rs 200 Crores Plan To Combat Urban Floods With IIT Delhi 

SILVER JUBILEE - 

* Raghubar Das, Governor Of Odisha Has Attend The Silver Jubilee Celebration Of Magazine KADAMBINI (Odia Language).

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Odisha's Minister And 7th Time MLA Of Kakatpur Surendranath Mallik Passed Away. 

* Social Activist Padmashri Kamala Pujhari Passed Away At The Age Of 70. 

PRODUCTION - 

* Paradip Port Created A Record The Highest Ever Parcel Vessel Of 1,49,496 MT Of Imported Coal Handled At It's Berth.

INAUGURATION - 

* President Droupadi Murmu Has Inaugurated The Divine Retreat Center And Launched The National Campaign Lifestyle For Sustainability Of Brahma Kumaris In Bhubaneswar.

APPROVAL - 

* The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has Approved Animals Exchange Programme Between Odisha's Nanda Kanan Zoological Park (NZP) And Bhagwan Birsa Biological Park in Jharkhand.

*/ A Newly White Tiger Arrived At Nandankanan Zoological Park From Birsa Munda Zoological Park, Jharkhand. 

* Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja Has Approved 26 Projects Rs 5992.92 Crores, Will Implement In 14 Districts Of State.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Department Of School Education And Literacy, Ministry Of Education Government Of India And The State Of Odisha Has Signed MoU To Set Up PMShri Schools in Odisha.

ODISHA BUDGET - 

Odisha Chief Minister Presented The State Budget Of Worth Rs 2.65 Lakh Crores For FY 2024/25.

* 33.919 Crores For Agriculture

* 14,111 Crores For Irrigation 

* 21,200 Crores For Health 

* 35,536 Crores For Education 

* 1000 Crores For Bhubaneswar- Cuttack Metro

* 918 Crores For New City Development

* 6180 Crores For Road Development 

* 952 Crores For Sports Infrastructure

* 17,942 Crores For Women & Child Development 

* 28,844 Crores For Social Development

* 295 Crores - Nutrition Awareness

* 445 Crores For Tourism

* 10,000 Crores For Subhadra Scheme

* 500 Crores For Ayushman Bharat

* 200 Crores For Odia Ashmita

* 2462 Crores For - Mukhyamantri Swasthya Seva Mission 

* 500 Crores For Srimandir Corpus fund

* 3500 Per Month Will Provide Whose Age Above 80 

* Paddy MSP 3100 

NEW SCHEMES TO BE LAUNCHED - 

* Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana - Under This Scheme ST Students Who Passed Out 8th/10th Class Gets 5000 Per Year.

* CM KISAN FOR FARMER'S - 

1935 Crores Sanctioned

* SURENDRA SAI DIVYA DRUSTHI YOJANA - 

Under This Scheme Gets Free Of Cost Eye Care ( Universal) 

RENAME - 

* Make In ODISHA To Change As - Utkarsha Utkala 

* Mo School To Change As - PANCHASAKHA SIKSHYA SETU ABHIYAN 

* AMA ODISHA NABIN ODISHA To Change As - BIKASIT GAON BIKASIT ODISHA 

AWARDS - 

* Indian Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Win Golden Sand Master  Medal At International Sand Sculpture Championship At St. Petersburg, Russia.