Bhubaneswar:14/3/20:The Odisha government today appointed Chairperson of Odisha Skill Development Authority, Subroto Bagchi as the head of the IEC team constituted to spread awareness for containment of coronavirus.
Bagchi has also been appointed as the chief spokesperson of Odisha government to guide the team in the official press briefings.
Earlier on Friday the State Governmant has approved the COVID-19 Odisha Regulations, 2020 to combat the threat of the pandemic.
An amount of Rs 200 crore has been earmarked to augment the Public Health Response Fund to combat the threat of the pandemic and for making required expenditure.