https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69525 The Budget prioritises allocations that enable extraction of Odisha's natural resources rather than delivering benefits to the state's people, providing limited new support for welfare, infrastructure or job creation. The Rare Earth Corridor proposal in Odisha is welcomed, but National Waterways are characterised as an old, unimplemented plan. Odisha is excluded from announced high-speed rail corridors and a Buddhist Circuits tourism scheme, and a previously proposed Bhubaneswar Metro project was discontinued, leaving the state with minimal tangible Budget gains. en-us Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:46:04 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:46:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69525 The Budget prioritises allocations that enable extraction of Odisha's natural resources rather than delivering benefits to the state's people, providing limited new support for welfare, infrastructure or job creation. The Rare Earth Corridor proposal in Odisha is welcomed, but National Waterways are characterised as an old, unimplemented plan. Odisha is excluded from announced high-speed rail corridors and a Buddhist Circuits tourism scheme, and a previously proposed Bhubaneswar Metro project was discontinued, leaving the state with minimal tangible Budget gains. News - Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:46:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69525