Ram Madhav refutes neglecting Odisha in Union budger

Dismissing allegation of

neglecting Odisha in the Union Budget, 2020-21, senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Wednesday said states get allocations based on their performance.

The Centre is prepared to give more assistance to states, but they should perform better in order to avail the opportunity, Ram Madhav, the national general secretary of BJP, told reporters here.

He claimed that the central allocation for Odisha has rather increased.

"I do not want to say, but the fact remains that Odishas performance is not very satisfactory. There are instances where Odisha spent only 4 or 6 per cent of the sanctioned allocations in certain projects," the BJP leader said.

"Odisha government should perform better and utilize funds allocated to it for the welfare of the people instead of making allegations. The Centre wants to give more allocations to Odisha and we have also not given less this time, " he added.

The BJP leader highlighted that while the Central allocation to Odisha in ..