Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Finance Department is seeking suggestions, ideas and proposals from citizens of the State ahead of the annual budget.
The Department has been holding pre-budget consultation with various stakeholders for the preparation of the budget.
It has invited suggestions in a structured format in the Budget web-portal https://budget.odisha.gov.in to be used as an input in the process of preparation of Annual Budget 2021-22.
The Finance Department said that the suggestions can be sent by e-mail to the address Odisha.budget@gov.in, or Whatsup to the Mobile number (+91)9438161111 and through social media platforms like Twitter (@FdOdisha) and Facebook (@FinanceOdisha).
This facility will be available for one month from 22nd December, 2020 till 21st January, 2021.
With an aim to make the budgetary process more open and participative using Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the Finance Department has initiated the process of obtaining inputs for budget preparation through the dedicated budget web-portal, e-mail, WhatsApp and SMS.