Odisha govt appoints over 500 doctors

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As many as 358 Allopathic Medical Officers, 116 Homoeopathic Medical Officers and 36 Homoeopathic Lecturers on Friday joined the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha.

Bhubaneswar, July 22: As many as 358 Allopathic Medical Officers, 116 Homoeopathic Medical Officers and 36 Homoeopathic Lecturers on Friday joined the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Odisha.

An orientation programme was organised today for the new recruits at convention centre in the Lok Seva Bhawan.

Congratulating the new recruits on virtual platform, Chief Minister Naveen PatnaiK called upon them to make their profession a mission for “Sustha Odisha and Sukhi Odisha”.

CM @Naveen_Odisha welcomed 358 Allopathic Medical Officers, 116 Homoeopathic Medical Officers and 36 Homoeopathic Lecturers who joined @HFWOdisha and called upon them to make their profession a mission for #SusthaOdisha #SukhiOdisha. pic.twitter.com/ED9waTlAi3 — CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) July 22, 2022

The Chief Minister hoped that appointment of such a large number of Medical Officers will make the healthcare system more robust and effective. It will also contribute in improving the satisfaction of the people who visit the Government facilities, he added.

Stating that Sustha Odisha, Sukhi Odisha” is our mission and ‘every life is precious ’, has been the guiding principle of his government, he added that our objective is to provide quality and affordable health care to all the 4.5 crore people of Odisha. He further said that our Government is committed to provide universal access to quality healthcare services and bring down the out-of-pocket expenses of the people.

Highlighting on state’s budgetary allocation for health sector, the Chief Minister said that the size of the budget of the Health Department is increasing over the years.

The budget provision during the financial year, 2019-20 was more than Rs 6,800 crore which has been increased to more than Rs 1,200 crore in the year 2022-23. This is more than six per cent of the State Plan, he emphasised. The budget size has in fact doubled in last three years.

World Bank Maintains India's 2023-24 GDP Growth At 6.3 pc

by Manisha Das

New Delhi, October 3: The World Bank has retained India’s GDP growth forecast for the financial year 2023-24 at 6.3 per cent and noted that the country continued to show resilience against the backdrop of a challenging global environment.

The World Bank in its April report had cut India's growth forecast for 2023-24 to 6.3 per cent from the earlier 6.6 per cent.

According to the World Bank's latest India Development Update (IDU) released Tuesday, the international financial institution's flagship half-yearly report on the Indian economy, observed that despite significant global challenges, India was one of the fastest-growing major economies in 2022-23 at 7.2 per cent.

“India's growth rate was the second highest among G20 countries and almost twice the average for emerging market economies. This resilience was underpinned by robust domestic demand, strong public infrastructure investment and a strengthening financial sector,” World Bank said.

This fiscal, bank credit in India grew 15.8 per cent in the first quarter compared with 13.3 per cent in the first quarter of previous fiscal.

India’s service sector activity is expected to remain strong with growth of 7.4 per cent and investment growth is also projected to remain robust at 8.9 per cent.

"An adverse global environment will continue to pose challenges in the short-term, " said Auguste Tano Kouame, World Bank's Country Director in India.

"Tapping public spending that crowds in more private investments will create more favourable conditions for India to seize global opportunities in the future and thus achieve higher growth."

The World Bank expects that global headwinds will continue to persist and intensify due to high global interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and sluggish global demand and as a result, global economic growth is also set to slow down over the medium term.

About adverse weather conditions in India that contributed to a spike in inflation in recent months, World Bank in the report said the price rise is expected to decrease gradually as food prices normalize and government measures increase the supply of key commodities.

"While the spike in headline inflation may temporarily constrain consumption, we project a moderation. Overall conditions will remain conducive for private investment," said Dhruv Sharma, Senior Economist, at the World Bank, and lead author of the report.

"The volume of foreign direct investment is also likely to grow in India as rebalancing of the global value chain continues."

Headline inflation in India rose to 7.8 per cent in July due to a surge in prices of food items like wheat and rice, to later fall to 6.8 per cent in August.

Further, the World Bank expects fiscal consolidation to continue in 2023-24 with the central government fiscal deficit projected to continue to decline from 6.4 per cent to 5.9 per cent of GDP.

Public debt is expected to stabilize at 83 per cent of GDP. On the external front, the current account deficit is expected to narrow to 1.4 per cent of GDP, and it will be adequately financed by foreign investment flows and supported by large foreign reserves.

(ANI)

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Asian Games: India Advance To Semi-Final In Men's Cricket; Beat Nepal By 23 Runs

by Hemanta Pande

Hangzhou, Oct 3: Riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal's 49-ball century followed by a scintillating bowling display from Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi, India beat Nepal by 23 runs to enter the semifinal, at the 19th Asian Games, here on Tuesday.

Yashasvi smashed 100 off 49 balls, his maiden century in T20Is, and became the youngest Indian to score a T20I ton 21 years and 279 days, surpassing the previous record held by Shubman Gill, who had scored a century against New Zealand at the age of 23 years and 146 days.

India won the toss and chose to bat, with Yashasvi showcasing an exceptional performance during the powerplay. He aggressively took on the bowlers from the very beginning and forged a century-opening stand with skipper skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

However, Ruturaj appeared a bit rusty, getting dismissed for 23-ball 25. It was Jaiswal's stellar performance that laid the groundwork for India initially in the innings.

Tilak Varma and Jitesh Sharma, respectively, were also dismissed cheaply. Then, Rinku and Shivam Dube established 52-run stand with former gave the finishing touch with his knock of unbeaten 37 off 15, powering India to a total of 200-plus.

In reply, the Nepal openers began steadily but failed to make a significant impact during the powerplay. Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee and Sundeep Jora chipped in with handy cameos, but it was evident that their efforts wouldn't suffice.

Avesh and Bishnoi picked three wickets each, while Sai Kishore had a good enough debut as he picked a wicket and he also took three catches as India restricted Nepal to 179-9 in 20 overs to seal the 23-run win.

In the semi-final, India will face the winner of the Bangladesh-Malaysia quarter-final on Friday.

Brief scores: India 202/4 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 100, Rinku Singh 37; Dipendra Singh2-31) beat Nepal 179/9 in 20 overs ( Kushal Malla 22, Sundeep Jora 22; Ravi Bishnoi 3-22, Avesh Khan 3-32) by 23 runs (IANS)

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Odisha Assembly Adjourned Till 4 Pm Amid Opposition Ruckus

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, Oct 3: Odisha Assembly on Tuesday witnessed ruckus by Opposition BJP members over Chief Minister's 'anti-people' remark, forcing Speaker Pramila Mallik to adjourn the proceedings till 4pm.

As soon as the House assembled for Question Hour and the Speaker took her seat, opposition BJP members started shouting against the Chief Minister, who had termed the Opposition as 'anti-people'. They also demanded expunging of the words 'anti-people' from the records of the House.

The BJP members also protested against the suspension of the two party MLAs, Mohan Majhi and Mukesh Mahaling, on charges of throwing ‘daal’ at the Speaker’s podium on Thursday.