Current Affairs - State - Discussion

The Odisha government's recent initiatives reflect its dedication to addressing various socio-economic challenges within the state. Alongside providing a one-time livelihood cash assistance of ₹1,000 to PDS-covered families, it introduced the 'Swayam' scheme, offering interest-free bank loans to rural unemployed youths to kickstart new business ventures. Additionally, the government expanded the KHUSI scheme, now named KHUSI+, to distribute belted sanitary napkins for institutional deliveries and medical termination of pregnancy in government facilities.