Bhubaneswar, May 20 -- Odisha Chief Secretary Anu Garg laid emphasis on improving the State's Credit-Deposit (CD) ratio to accelerate economic growth while chairing a virtual review meeting with district collectors on the implementation of key government programmes.

The meeting, held at Lok Seva Bhawan here on Wednesday, reviewed issues related to the Finance, Industries, Health, Women and Child Development, Water Resources, Energy, Excise and Disaster Management departments, besides monitoring development in mining-affected regions through the CM-SAMPADA platform.

Highlighting the importance of financial inclusion and credit expansion, the chief secretary directed collectors to strengthen coordination with banks and district-level agenci...