JANUARY TO FEBRUARY ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEMES LAUNCHED - 

* * ODISHA GOVERMENT LAUNCHED THE SWEEKRUTI SCHEME.

* SWEEKRUTI SCHEME IMPLEMENT BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF PERSON WITH DISABILITY (SSEPD) 

* IT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED, RIGHT BASED FRAMEWORK FOR THE WELFARE OF THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES 

* ACCORDING TO LAST CENSUS ( ODISHA NO. OF TRANSGENDER 20,300) 

* THIS IS THE FIRST SOCIAL SCHEME FOR TRANSGENDER IN ODISHA 

* THE SCHEME FOCUSES ON A SET OF KEY STRATEGIES THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARENTS OF TRANSGENDER CHILDREN, PRE -POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, SKILL UPGRADATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, STRENGTH THE SELF HELP GROUP, 

SUDAKSHYA SCHEME - 

* * ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT HAS LAUNCHED THE SUDAKSHYA SCHEME 

* ODISHA GOVERNMENT HAS JOINED HANDS WITH THE UDAITI FOUNDATION TO LAUNCH A STUDY AND EMPLOYMENT PILOT TO TO IMPROVE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TRAINEE IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION 

* THE SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ( SDTE) DEPARTMENT ISSUED A DIRECTIVE ON JANUARY 27, 2026 

* UNDER THIS SCHEME PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOLARSHIPS TO GIRLS PURSUING ITI/POLYTECHNIQUE/DIPLOMA 

( MONTHLY MAINTAINANCE OF RS 1500 FOR HOSTELLERS & 500 FOR DAY SCHOLARS ) 

* ONLY FOR FEMALE STUDENTS CATEGORY INCLUDING GENERAL, SC, ST, OBC, SEBC 

APPROVED - 

* Union Cabinet Has Cleared The Rs 1526 Crores Up gradation Of NH-326 In Odisha.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Approved 11 Proposal From 8 Department.

* Odisha Cabinet Has Approved Rs 1140 CRORES Skill Development Project Phase 2 With The Support Of ASIAN Development Bank.

*  Odisha Signed Two MoU At Wings India 2026, Including a Flying Training At Mayurbhanj, And Drone Training Center In Berhampur.

*  Odisha Ships First Ever Strawberry Consignment To UK.

PORTAL - 

* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SAMIKSHYA PORTAL - For Project Tracking 

MOU SIGNED - 

*  NIT ROURKELA, Odisha And ORMAS Signed An  MoA To Establish A Mahua Processing Plant In Kuarmunda, Sundargarh.

INAUGURATION - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated The India's First Aluminium Flat Rolled Product Unit & Aluminium Battery Foil Plant At LAPANGA, Sambalpur Spent Worth Rs 26,996 Crores 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

*  Gyan Ranjan Das, Former National Football PLAYER From Odisha Passed Away.

* Two Times MLA From Nilgiri, Odisha Shri Akshay Acharya Passed Away.

* Eminent Historian And King Of Khariar, Nuapada District, Odisha Jitamitra Prasad Singh Deo Passed Away.

* Chief Secretary Of FINANCE Odisha Mr Suresh Tripathi Passed Away.

* Veteran Journalist Ravi Kanungo Of Odisha Passed Away.

* Odia Music Composer, Singer Abhijit Mazumder Passed Away.

* Eminent Literature Shri Arjun Charan Panda Of Odisha Passed Away 

* Odisha Shows The Tableaux For 2026 Republic Day 

Theme - Soil To Silicon 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Senior IAS OFFICER Aravinda Padhee Promoted As Additional Chief Secretary Of ODISHA.

* Senior IAS OFFICER Deoranjan Kumar Singh Took Charge As The Development Commissioner Of Odisha.

* Retired IFS Officer Susanta Nanda Appointed As The Reconstituted Project Elephant Steering Committee Odisha. 

*  Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 millon in 2025) 

 * ODISHA'S Diamond Triangle - Ratnagiri, UDAIGIRI, Lalitgiri Has Entered into The India's Tentative List For Consideration Of UNESCO World Heritage Site STATUS.

ANNOUNCEMENT - 

* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced The Development Project In Bargarh District, 

* Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To Odisha TOURISM Policy 2022 

* The First Of Its Kind Upstream Solar Manufacturing Facility Will Be Set Up In Gopalpur, Ganjam 

* Odisha Wins The Indusind Banks Women's National T20 Cricket Tournament For Blind 2026 

 * Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Unveiled The Logo And Jersey For MCL Hirakud International Half Marathon 2026 

INAUGURARTION - 

* ODISHA'S First Solar Powered Village Inaugurated in Cuttack.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of 25 Development Project Worth Rs 948 Crores In Sambalpur.

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Laid Foundation Stone of New Campus Of The Odisha State Legislative assembly ( Spending Worth Rs 3,623 Crores) 

*  Odisha Signed 27 MoU Worth Rs 81864 Crores And Received 19 Investment Proposal Of Rs 18453 Crores At Investor Meet Kolkata.

BOOKS - 

* Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati, Governor Of Odisha Witnessed The Book Launch Of AGNISARASSULO VIKASINCHINA KAMALAM - Droupadi MURMU Author - Acharya Yarlagadda Lakshmi PRASAD 

*  Odisha Chief Minister  Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Book ADHUNIKA ODISHARA NIRMATA : JANAKI BALLABH PATTNAIK ( Author - Navajyoti Pattnaik) 

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HOST - 

* Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida Has Inaugurated The 6th National Chilika Bird Festival 

* Bhubaneswar Host The 4th Odisha Mining And infrastructure  International Expo 2026 

*  ODISHA Host The Masthya Prani Samavesh 2026 

- Outlay Of Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana Worth Rs 1400 Crores 

* First Edition Of BLACK SWAN SUMMIT Set To Held At Bhubaneswar, Odisha From 5-6 February 2026 

SPORTS - 

* Vedanta Kalinga Lancers Wins The HIL 2025/26 Title After Beating The Ranchi Royals At KALINGA Stadium. ( Bhubaneswar) 

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PORTAL - 

*  Odisha Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Has Launched The Odisha Grid Insight ( OGRI) Portal 

AWARDS - 

VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASA SAMMAN - 

* * EMINENT LITERATURE AND SCHOLAR Dr NRUSINGHA CHARAN SARANGI CONFERRED WITH THE VYASA KABI FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI ODIA BHASHA SAMMAN FOR 2021.

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CROCODILE CENSUS - 

* Crocodile Census Held in Odisha ( Similipal) 

84 in 2026 ( 81 in 2025) 

SALT CROCODILE CENSUS - 

* A Total Of 1858 Salt Water Crocodile Counted in Odisha 

- 531 Hatchling (28.58%)

- 442 Yearlings ( 23.79%)

- 365 Juvenile ( 19.64%)

- 167 Sub Adults - ( 8.99%(

- 353 Adults ( 19%)

*  Hirakud Reservoir, Sambalpur Recorded Over 4.21 Lakh Birds Of 128 Species.

* ODISHA'S Nabarangpur District Declared As The Naxal - Free.

* A Rare Black Tiger Sighted At Sundargarh District in Odisha.

* Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary , Nuapada District Odisha Has Emerging As Leopard Habitats.

FEBRUARY - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Unveiled Rs 492 Crores Development Project At Gopalpur Beach, Berhampur.

* Odisha Records Economic Growth, NSDP Rises To Rs 7.90 Lakh Crores.

* OHRC Declared DAHANI As Criminal offence In Odisha.

* Odisha CM Launched The Odia Reference Book For Class XI 

*  Odisha Cabinet Approved An Advanced Manufacturing Protect By Kalyani Group.

* Koraput, Odisha Has Launched The Operation Green Clean To Destroying Cannabis.

* Odisha Has Approved Rs 100 Crores Project For Develop The Satkosia As Eco TOURISM Hub.

* Koraput district, Odisha Has Declared As Naxal Free 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Ama Sathi WhatsApp Bot ( For Revenue Related Services) 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Bhubaneswar - Cuttack - Puri - Pradeep Economic Region Plan To Boost Investment, Jobs, Exports 

* Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved ISO 45001: 2018 Certification.

*  Odisha Discovered 1462.73 kg Of Gold Reserve Along With 17.06 Million Tonnes Of Copper In Mayurbhanj.

* Odisha Government Have Approved Investment Proposal Worth Rs 44,241. 97 Crores For 10 Major Project Across 8 Districts.

* The Odisha Information Commission Has Recorded Disposing 12,928 Cases in Last 10 Months.

MOU SIGNED - 

* Odisha Government Signed MoU With BonV Aero At WINGS INDIA 2026 

*  Odisha Signed MoU With Sarvam To Build India's First Full Stack - Sovereign Park 

LAUNCHED - 

* Odisha Housing Minister Krushna Chandra Mohapatra Announced The SUBHADRA BUS Service At Bhubaneswar, For All Womens Drive Bus Service.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA BIBAHA YOJANA 

* Odisha State Government Has Launched The UTKARSH ITI Yojana, For Up gradation Of Government Industrial Training Institute ( ITI) In Odisha.

*  Odisha Economy Survey 2025/26 

PORTAL - 

* Odisha GOVERNOR Dr Hari Babu Kambhapati Launched The e- Lok Bhavan Odisha Application, A Secure Web Based Platform Designate To FACILITATE Citizen Interaction With Governor's Secretariat.

SCHEME - 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The Shree Jagannath Darshan  Scheme, 

INAUGURATION - 

* President Of India Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo CAMPUS At Mayurbhanj, Odisha.

* \PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU Has Laid The Foundation Stone of Two Flagship CSR Initiatives Of NTPC LIMITED At Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj.

BUDGET 

* Odisha Gets Rs 10,928 Crores Allocation For Railway BUDGET.

2021-22 - 6471 Crores 

2022-23 - 9734 Crores 

2023-24 - 10,012 Crores 

2024-25 - 10,586 Crores 

2025-26 - 10,599 Crores 

2026-27 - 10,928 Crores T - 

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APPOINTMENTS - 

* K Murugesan Appointed As The New PCCF & Head Of Forest Force, Odisha.

*) OHPC Odisha Signed MoU With Union Bank of India For ENHANCED Employee Benefits 

* Odisha Government Has Appointed Smt Chitra Arumugam As DG, Training Coordination At Gopabandhu Academy 

*  Sanath Kumar N Has Appointed As The Director Of Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park.

* * GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA APPOINTS IAS USHA PADHEE AS IDCO NEW CHAIRPERSON.

* SHE BECAME THE FIRST' WOMAN' CHAIRPERSON OF IDCO 

* IDCO - ODISHA INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 

* Sachin RAMCHANDRA Jadhav Assumes Charge As The DA & FE Commissioner.

*  Priyaranjan Prusty Appointed As New Niti administrator Of PURI Shri Jagannath.

WILDLIFE - 

* First Ever Parma Wallaby Joey Born In Nandankanan ZOOLOGICAL Park 

*  Ganjam, Odisha Black buck Population Has Increases To 9,287 In 2026 ( 1533 In 2011) 

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DOLPHIN CENSUS IN ODISHA = 

* ODISHA DOLPHIN CENSUS CONDUCTED ( 765 DOLPHINS POPULATION) 

* 493 in BHITARKANIKA 

* 175 IN CHILIKA LAKE 

* 66 in PURI 

* 15 IN BALASORE 

* 13 BERHAMPUR 

* 3 BHADRAK 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Senior Odisha Congress Leader Sushila Tiriya Passed Away.

*  Former Union Minister Kahnu Charan Lenka Passed Away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (4 Time MLA) 

*  Veteran Odia Singer Geeta Pattnaik Passed Away 

*  Ex Sambalpur MLA Raseswari Panigrahi Passed Away 

* Odisha NOTED Ghodanacha Artist Dr. Uchhaba Charan Das Passed Away.

AWARDS -  

* * Paradip Port Authority Wins First Prize At Swachhata Pakhwada Awards 2025 

* * ODISHA Mining Corporation ( OMC) Has CONFERRED With GOLDEN Peacock HR Excellence Award 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Wins 1 Gold, 1 Silver And 9 Bronze At 36th Senior National Canoe Sprint Championship In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 

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WILDLIFE - 

* Rare Lichens With Anti Cancers Properties Found In ODISHA'S Similipal FOREST.

* Researchers From Maharaja Sriram Chandra Deo University In Baripada Has Found 148 Lichens Species In Similipal National Park 

** Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago) 

( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD ) 

( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS) 

ODISHA BUDGET 2026/27 

* ODISHA CM SHRI MOHAN CHARAN MAJHI PRESENTS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FY 2026/27 . 

* TOTAL OUTLAY  - Rs. 3.10 Lakh Crores 

* EXPENDITURE - Rs. 1.80 Lakh Crores 

* CAPITAL OUTLAY - Rs. 72,100 Crores 

* FISCAL DEFICIT - Rs. 38,000 Crores 

* ESTIMATED DEBT STOCK - Rs. 1,55,710 Crores 

* 5 Crores - For Shree Jagannath Temple Administration 

* 5575 Crores - VB G RAM G SCHEME 

* 635 Crores - For ANGANWADI SCHEME 

* 100 Crores - MODEL MANDI 

* 100 CRORES - MUKYAMANTRI SMART CITY MISSION 

* 240 CRORES - WORLD GRAIN STORAGE PLAN 

* 10 CRORES - RARE EARTH CORRIDOR 

* 1000 CRORES - COMMUNICATION TO RURAL VILLAGES 

* 23 CRORES - STATE AI MISSION 

* 150 CRORES - TOURISM LAND BANK SCHEME 

* 220 CRORES - DAL KHAI 

* 10 CRORES - FIT ODISHA MISSION 

* 1359.29 Crores - Sports & Development 

* 16,153 Crores - Women & Child Development 

* 5558 Crores - Revenue & Disaster Management 

* 3664 Crores - Higher Education 

* 2804 Crores - Mission SHAKTI 

* 382 Crores - HANDICRAFT 

* 763 Crores - For MSME 

* 1022 Crores - For Tourism 

* 615 Crores - For ODIA LANGUAGE 

* 6088 Crores - AGRICULTURE & Development 

* 2030 Crores - CM KISAN Scheme 

* 2050 Crores - For SETU BANDH SCHEME 

* 5837 Crores - MADHU BABU PENSION SCHEME 

* 2019 Crores - For FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT 

* SUBHADRA SHAKTI SAMVAD 

* 10,145 CRORES - SUBHADRA SCHEME 

* 6309 Crores - For GOPABANDU JANA AROGYA YOJANA 

* 800 crores - MODERN MUSEUM 

*  ESTABLISHMENT OF 4 NEW UNIVERSITY ( KENDRAPADA, BHADRAK, JHARSUGUDA, JAGATSINGHPUR) 

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* EMINENT Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Represent India At 18th Edition Of Contemporary Venice 2026, Italy 

APPROVED - 

The Ministry Of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Has Approved The Development Of Green Hydrogen Jetty At Paradip, (797.17 Crore Dedicated) 

* For Green Hydrogen, Ammonia And Other Liquid Cargo 

* Capacity of 4 million Tonnes Per Annum 

* Transformation Of Paradip Port Into Gateway For Green Growth 

* Align With India's National Green Hydrogen Mission 

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* MUKHYAMANTRI KANYA SUMANGAL YOJANA - 

_ Under Which a Saving Instrument Of Rs 20,000 Will Be Created In The Name Of a Girl Born In An Economically Weaker Section Family. ( She Will Get 1,00000 On Completion Of Graduation) 

NEW SCHEME INTRODUCE  - 

* UDYAMI - For Promotion Of 6000 Nano Entrepreneurs With A Total Outlay Of Rs. 40 Crores In Next Two Years. 

* ODISHA HOMESTAY ESTABLISHMENT SCHEME - To Promote Community - Based Tourism By Encouraging Homestay Development Across Rural And Emerging Destinations 

* ECONOMIC SURVEY -