Bhubaneswar, Oct. 14 -- Odisha spent around a quarter of its planned capital expenditure and a third of its total budget in the first six months of the 2026-27 financial year. By the end of September, the state had spent Rs 94,463 crore out of its Rs 3.1 lakh crore budget.

The figures were presented by the Finance Department at a recent meeting of department secretaries. They come as a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report flagged Rs 2,36,868.57 crore remaining unspent or being surrendered over five financial years.

Of the Rs 1.8 lakh crore allocated for programme expenditure in 2026-27, Odisha had spent Rs 58,508 crore by September, according to Business Standard.

Capital expenditure stood at Rs 18,183 crore against the annual ...