BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said it is heartening to see the state in the number one position from financial bankruptcy. Majhi also lauded the state’s achievement.
In a post on X, he said, “Odisha tops the ranking in fiscal health among 18 major states in the country. With a cumulative score of 67.8 Odisha excels at the top followed by Chhattisgarh and Goa. As per the Niti Aayog report, the achiever states display strong fiscal health, excelling in revenue mobilisation, expenditure management, and debt sustainability.” Patnaik said he was “glad” as the achievement came during his tenure as the chief minister of Odisha.
“Glad to share that #Odisha has emerged the No-1 state in fiscal management across the country with highest overall fiscal health score of 67.8% in 2022-23, as per the @NITIAayog Fiscal Health Index Report-2025,” Patnaik said in a post on X.
Stating that Odisha undertook a long journey during his tenure from financial bankruptcy to number one state in financial health, Patnaik said: “It is a truly transformative achievement.”
