Addressing the mediapersons, Chief Minister Majhi said, "The government has always been committed to farmers and agriculture. The state agriculture budget has been announced at Rs 38,900 crores for the first time."
With PM Modi scheduled to inaugurate various development projects in Odisha later in the day, the Chief Minister also conveyed the anticipation of "sisters of Odisha" over his visit.
The Consul General of the United States at Hyderabad, Jennifer Larson, on Wednesday, called on Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar to discuss ways to strengthen the partnership between the US and Odisha.
"Chief Minister Majhi expressed deep grief over the death of a devotee named Lalitha Bagarti of Saitala block of Balangir district due to the crowd during the procession today and expressed his condolences to the bereaved family," read the post by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).