<h1>Opposition slams Rs 17,440 crore supplementary budget as visionless, warns of rising debt and shrinking infrastructure funds</h1> In the Odisha legislative assembly, the opposition leader criticised the state government's supplementary budget of approximately Rs 17,440 crore as lacking vision and potentially worsening the fiscal deficit. The critic alleged insufficient provision for major infrastructure schemes, highlighting only about Rs 900 crore for the Works Department and limited urban infrastructure allocations, while asserting that administrative expenses are being cut amid rising public debt. The budget is characterised by the opposition as an attempt to mask declining central grants and revenue shortfalls and to mislead the public. The Chief Minister, also functioning as Finance Minister, maintains the budget reallocates resources toward public welfare and development.