Naveen is Richest among All Ministers

Bhubaneswar (Saroj Rout):  Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s assets are worth over Rs 64.26 crore, making him the richest among all the ministers of the state. The Odisha government has released the property lists of 20 ministers including the chief minister on the government portal.

According to the property list of ministers, Naveen Patnaik owns assets worth over Rs 64.26 crore as on March 31, 2019.  He has farmland and building in an area of 22.7 acres at Tikri Khera village of Faridabad valued over Rs 10.75 crore, as per the valuation in March, 2017. The Chief Minister also owns a 50 per cent share of his ancestral property situated at APJ Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi and two-third share of Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar worth over Rs 9.52 crore.

Sports and IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera is the poorest with total assets of Rs 26 lakh.

Health Minister Naba Kishore Das is the only Minister in the state who possesses two revolvers and a rifle. Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena owns properties valued at over Rs 9.92.