BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday said the Odisha government will prepare the 2026-27 budget as a people’s budget reflecting the hopes and aspirations of the common man.
Presiding over a pre-budget consultation meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan here, the chief minister said the government has taken the process of budget preparation to the people from the state secretariat.
Majhi will present his third budget on February 20. The size of the 2026-27 budget is likely to cross Rs 3 lakh crore this time. Majhi had presented a budget of Rs 2.9 lakh crore for 2025-26 on February 17 last year.
Over 50 experts from various fields, former Finance ministers, and representatives of different political parties attended the meeting. “Our government is a people’s government. The voice of the common people is important to us. The budget will be prepared based on their needs,” he added.
The chief minister said several schemes launched by the state government were based on people’s opinions. He said the recently launched Kanya Bibaha Yojana, the upcoming Shri Jagannath Darshan scheme, and the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar-Paradip-Puri economic corridor plan were also conceived based on people’s suggestions.
Stating that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha has received encouragement for industrialisation, economic growth, and a push for employment generation, the chief minister urged all stakeholders to provide their valuable opinions and suggestions on the government’s various programmes, schemes, and announcements. He assured that the government will consider these suggestions while preparing the budget.
Stating that the people-oriented steps of the Centre and the measures taken by the state government for women and farmers have given a boost to the rural economy of the state, the chief minister said many schemes have also been announced for Odisha in the Union Budget for 2026-27.
Majhi said for the preparation of the 2026-27 budget, a large number of suggestions and opinions are coming in through the web portal, email, SMS, and WhatsApp. “In this government, people’s opinions will be given importance, and plans will be prepared according to their needs,” he added.
Chief secretary Anu Garg said the state government has received 2,200 opinions and suggestions for the 2026-27 budget. She said these inputs will further enrich the budget.