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Odisha Chief Minister declares to have annual grant ₹1.50 crore per block for Special Development Councils

Bhubaneswar:12/3/18; Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik launched Special Development Councils for Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Kandhamal, Koraput, Gajapati, Rayagada, Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts. SDCs to have annual grant ₹1.50 crore per block in the nine districts, total ₹175.50 crore to be spent. Highlights from his address at the event:

 

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• Odisha is home to 62 tribes & primitive tribal groups
• Establishment of SDCs will boost development and preservation of the art and culture of tribals in the state
• SDCs will work towards benefitting 14 lakh tribal families, focus on cultural, educational, sports and economic development activities

Chief Minister Shri Patnaik reiterated State Government’s commitment towards all-round development and welfare of tribals in the state.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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