One Year of BJP Govt: CM Majhi presents report card

Bhubaneswar, : As the Odisha government completes its first year in office, Chief Minister Mohan CharanMajhi on Tuesday shared a detailed report card outlining
the state’s achievements over the past 12 months. Addressing the media in Bhubaneswar, the Chief Minister emphasized that his government has focused on
fulfilling the promises made in the SankalpPatra (election manifesto), working steadfastly under the guidance and vision of Prime Minister NarendraModi.”We have not just governed, we have fulfilled the hopes of the people. Whatever we promised, we have delivered,” said the CM. CM Majhi also expressed deep gratitude towards the Prime
Minister, stating that PM Modi’s affection for Odisha continues to energize and motivate the state government. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Odisha again on June 20, further strengthening the Centre-State coordination, he said. The Chief Minister recalled
that on June 12 last year, the state cabinet had taken four landmark decisions, setting the tone for people-centric governance. These are opening all four gates of the PuriJagannath Temple, restoring traditional access for devotees; launching the SubhadraYojana for women’s empowerment; establishing aRs 500 crore corpus fund for the development of the Jagannath Temples; and announcing and fulfilling a Rs 800
bonus per quintal for paddy farmers. Highlighting agricultural reforms, CM Mohan Majhi noted that the Odisha government has made a record allocation of Rs 37,800 crore under the SamruddhaKrushiYojana, making it the largest agriculture budget
in the state’s history. This has directly benefited lakhs of farmers across Odisha.
Moreover, nearly 17 lakh “LakhpatiDidis” have been empowered through targeted
women-centric schemes, fulfilling the government’s vision of selfreliant rural households, the CM said. The Chief Minister stressed that education has been a major
focus area of the BJP government in Odisha. “In the previous government, there were no proper infrastructure and education was neglected. In the name of 5T transformation, schools were only painted. But there was no feeder school and I personally had highlighted this when in opposition. The previous government had not listened to this. But when the government changed and when I got a chance, I focused on primary education. We started initiative to started Godavarish Mishra AdarshVidyalya in each panchayats. The NEP was also implemented by our government along with adopting SishuVatika,” informed CM Mohan Majhi, adding that adequate budgetary provision
has been made by the new government. The Chief Minister believed that people will now opt for government schools instead of private schools. He said that ShishuVatika (early childhood education) has been rolled out, and the state plans to develop AdarshaVidyalayas (model schools) to offer quality education. Implementation of the
New Education Policy (NEP) is underway, promising revolutionary changes in teaching and learning.”We are committed to bringing children back to government schools and we will ensure that these schools become centers of excellence,” the CM said.