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Name of Panchayati Raj department to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water department.

in State News April 5, 2017 Comments Off on Name of Panchayati Raj department to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water department. 1,281 Views

Bhubaneswar: 5/4/17; With a view to effective administrative system, the State Cabinet here on Wednesday cleared proposal for the merger of four separate departments and renaming of one.

Official sources said, the Mission Shakti programme run by the State government for economic upliftment of poor women in rural Odisha was merged with Women and Child Development (WCD) department. It has been rechristened as WCD & Mission Shakti department. Similarly, the Cabinet approved to change the name of Panchayati Raj department to Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water department. The sources added, the new department, along with the previous responsibilities, will be able to effectively handle the water scarcity issues across the State.

 

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