Bhubaneswar, Jan. 9 -- Following an interactive session with the Odisha government and other important stakeholders here in Bhubaneswar, Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Nand Kishore Singh today drew a few broad conclusions from his discussions and stated that though Odisha has made significant progress in various sectors, a lot more needs to be done to bring the growth level at par with the overall national growth average.
"Very significant progress has been made in reducing poverty in Odisha, although poverty numbers still continue to be significantly higher than the national average. The per capita income too has seen significant improvement, but it still has a long way to go before it catches up with the national average per ca...