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The pre-Budget Economic Survey presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Parliament on Thursday said the fiscal deficit estimate for 2018-19 has been retained % & !' at 3.4 per cent of the GDP, same - .. smoothly. pm before sundown. as projected in the interim % & ()*+ The town had come under Earlier, after completion Budget. *, - # #$ he atmosphere in the extensive police cover since of morning rituals, the Lords The country would need a T pilgrim town of Puri was Wednesday with installations of left the temple for the Lions huge boost in spending and charged with fervour and gai- barricades on major crosses Gate in Pahandi Bije. By 11.30 reforms to accelerate higher !"# ety on the world-famous Rath and marketplaces to control the pm, entry of deities to chariots rate of expansion to double the Yatra day on Thursday as Lord crowd. No vehicle was allowed was finished. Gajapati Raja economy’s size to $5 trillion by "## Jagannath and His siblings into city, with busses and other Divyasingha Dev came to the 2024-25, the survey said, O'P)' Lord Balabhadra and Devi four-wheelers camping at the chariots on a decorated palan- adding stepping up private ' Subhadra embarked on their Malatipatpur stand. Pilgrims quin and accomplished his investments, exports and job P')*+' annual sojourn to the on foot entered the town from Cherapahara rites (sweeping creation will be key to achiev- Gundicha Temple by riding the roads linking to Konark, with golden bloom). Jagadguru ing the target. haps a decade before the antic- age according to a pre-set time- become the fifth-largest econ- ed private investment. Also, their colourful chariots. Bhubaneswar, and Satapada. Shree Nischalananda Saraswati The gross domestic prod- ipated shift — so that the line,” the survey said. omy next year. micro, small and medium The three Raths which For two-wheeler and three- also offered prayer to the deities uct (GDP) growth is expected workforce can be prepared for Investment rate, which was Authored by Chief enterprises sector needs focus started rolling from the wheelers, police had earmarked riding the chariots. to rise to 7 per cent in 2019-20, it,” the survey said. declining since 2011-12, seems Economic Adviser as the bulk of the job creation Shreemandir reached the spaces outside the town, where Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal it said. GDP growth was 6.8 per “This will be key to the via- to have bottomed out and is Krishnamurthy Subramanian, and growth support would Gundicha Temple on the day people had to cover 2 km on viewed the festival near the cent in 2018-19, down from 7.2 bility of pension systems and expected to pick up in con- the Economic Survey said come from this segment. He and would camp for nine days foot to reach the Badadanda. Lions Gate. Chief Minister per cent in 2017-18. would also help increase female sumer demand and bank lend- investment (especially private), stressed on sticking to the fis- there. To watch the Lords on First was the turn of the Naveen Patniak, who was pre- Interestingly, the survey labour force participation in the ing, the survey said, adding is the “key driver” that boosts cal consolidation path or risk board the three chariots rolling Taladhwaj chariot of Lord sent near the Governor, con- pointed out that since life older age-groups,” it said. economic slowdown impacting demand, creates capacity, crowding out investment due to on the Badadanda, over half a Balabhadra, which was pulled gratulated people on the occa- expectancy has increased the The survey pointed out tax collections and rising State increases labour productivity, large public borrowings. million came to Puri from far from the Lions Gate at 2 pm sion. Besides, Assembly retirement age has to go up. that countries such as expenditure on farm sector introduces new technology, The survey propagated the and wide. Besides, many for- and reached the Gundicha Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro, This could be music to the ears Germany, France and the US may, however, put strains on allows creative destruction and economics of “nudge” at the eign nationals joined the cele- Temple at 5.30 pm, followed by Law Minister Pratap Jena and of the working class. “Since an are also hiking their retirement the fiscal front. generates jobs. household level, judicial brations. the Darpadalan chariot of Devi some MPs and MLAs joined increase in the retirement age age. “Many countries such as India is currently the sixth- At a media briefing, he said reforms to smoothen out Despite the huge crowd Suvadra which reached the the festival. DG of Police RP is perhaps inevitable, it may be Germany, the UK, and the US largest economy in the world structural reforms such as ones enforcing of contracts, and everywhere in the city, no Gundicha temple by 6 pm. In Sharma who was present worthwhile signalling this have signalled that they will with a size of $2.7 trillion. It is in the labour sector are need- investment reforms. untoward incident was report- the end, Lord Jagannath’s char- supervised the law and order change well in advance — per- keep increasing the retirement expected to overtake Britain to ed to bring in the much-need- Continued on Page 4 ed with the festival passing off iot, Nandighos, arrived at 6.45 with dozens IPS officers. ! " # $ , - * ith liquor consumption '" Won the rise, alcohol has emerged as the most common . () them critically, as a Amid seven-hour-long psychoactive substance used by chariot made of iron drama that saw Prakash Indians followed by cannabis came in contact eeved by the “poor” condi- Shedekar, a sub-engineer with and opioids. with live electric Ption of Mumbai-Goa high- the PWD Department, lodge a While over 16 crore people wire at Kaliapani way, Congress MLA Nitesh complaint against him, Nitesh in the country consumed alco- lections to the Patkura Assembly near here on Rane and his supporters on — under severe flak from var- hol, around 3.1 crore used Econstituency in Kendrapara district Thursday. Thursday created a ruckus by ious quarters — drove to the cannabis, and about 77 lakh will be held on July 20 and counting of The deceased pouring mud on Public Works Kankavli police station along people take opioids. Of them, ed to be received by November votes will be held on July 24. were identified as Department’s sub-engineer and with five of his supporters and more than 5.7 crore alcohol this year,” he said. The study The Election Commission of India Bichitra Lenka and briefly tying him to the railing surrendered in connection with users, 72 lakh cannabis users, covers cities like Srinagar, (ECI) issued a notification in this Bharat Ray. All the of a bridge at Kankavli in the mud slush hurling incident. and about 77 lakh Chandigarh, Lucknow and regard on Thursday. With this, the injured were under- Sindhudurg district. Continued on Page 4 opioid users are addicted and Ranchi. model code of conduct came into force going treatment at need help. Elaborating on various in Kendarpada district with effect from the Tata Mines In a calling attention actions being taken by the Thursday. Medical. motion moved in the Rajya Government to curb the drug Notably, polling in the Patkura The chariot was Sabha over the use of drugs addiction menace, Gehlot said Assembly seat had earlier been sched- kept ready for among schoolchildren, Social it has prepared a National uled to be held in the fourth phase of pulling at the Justice and Empowerment Action Plan for Drug Demand last elections on April 29. But the elec- Jagannath Temple Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot Reduction (NAPDDR) for tion was countermanded following the near aerodrome gave out these numbers and 2018-2025. death of BJD candidate Bed Prakash field at Kaliapani said the Government is also As part of the NAPDDR, Agrawalla on April 20. when the mishap conducting a survey in 10 the Ministry is undertaking The ECI, which notified that the occurred. cities across the country to focussed intervention pro- Patkura election would be held on May Kalipani police assess the pattern and profile of grammes in 127 high risk dis- 19, again postponed it for 60 days on station IIC substance use among school tricts. Chief Mkinister Naveen Patnaik’s rep- Ramakanta Muduli and college students. During 2018-19, the resentation in view of the Cyclone Fani rushed to the spot to “Total sample size of Government released Rs 112.33 that hit the State on May 3. Now, the take stock of the sit- schools and colleges would crore for the programme while main electoral fight in Patkura will be uation. But he refused to say anything about include 6,000 students and in the current fiscal an outlay between BJD candidate Sabitri, widow the incident. As police didn’t allow anyone 2,000 college students. The of Rs 135 crore has been allo- of Bed Prakash Agrawalla, and BJP wo persons were electrocuted and seven to visit the injured in the medical, actual report of this survey is expect- cated, Gehlot said. nominee Bijay Mohapatra. Tothers received burn injuries, two of number of causalities was not known.