CM Majhi stresses cultural development in promoting communal harmony

Bhubaneswar:Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday stressed cultural development in promoting communal harmony.

Addressing the Republic Day parade in Cuttack, he said the next five years are going to be the golden period for Odisha’s infrastructural development.

Speaking about the development of the State, Majhi said that the Centre has approved eight railway lines worth Rs 20,000 crore and the work for Rs 73,000 crore railway projects is currently underway in the State.

Four road projects worth Rs 20,000 crore have also been sanctioned for the state, the CM stated.

“I believe that the next five years for Odisha will be a golden chapter for infrastructure development due to efforts of the Centre and state government. The double-engine government will speed up the pace of development in Odisha. The villages are the soul of the state and nation. The state government has decided to spend around Rs 5000 crore in the next five years under the Bikashita Gaon Bikashita Odisha,” said the Chief Minister.

Majhi said the day is an important day for all Indians and provides an opportunity to pay tributes to all the personalities who played a crucial role in India’s freedom struggle and preparing the Constitution.

“Our nation is progressing on the path of development. The people of the country have upheld the values of democracy by protecting the Constitution,” the Chief Minister said.

In his address, he said that India is being lauded and recognised on the global stage.

“This has brought massive changes in the social and economic lives of the people of the country. Good governance has been restored in Odisha and the new state government is working round-the-clock for the development of people,” he asserted.

The Chief Minister listed all the development works done in the state sinch his government assumed power such as the minimum support price for paddy, Subhadra Yojna and opening of the four doors of the Shree Mandir.

“Within 1 hour of taking oath, a special cabinet was convened and four key decisions including the opening of all four gates of Puri Srimandir, Rs 500 crore corpus fund, Subhandra Yojana and paddy MSP- were taken. Since then, the Odisha government has been ensuring that it works for the development of the state and its people,” the CM said.

He said massive scope has been created for investments in Odisha in various sectors. The government is committed to bringing about an industrial revolution by utilising the mineral resources.

This will benefit the youths as massive jobs will be created, said CM Mohan Majhi in his address.