Odisha Bigyan Academy, Science & Technology Department for the Award Year 2024 was organized

Bhubaneswar:9/11/26:The Award investiture ceremony of Odisha Bigyan Academy, Science & Technology Department for the Award Year 2024 was organized in the Jayadev Bhawan on                       9^th November, 2026 under the chairpersonship of Smt. Sibani Mohanty President Odisha Bigyan Academy.

Hon’ble Minister, Science & Technology, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Odisha, Sj. Krushna Chandra Patra, Chief Guest of the function conferred the Awards on the scientists of the State. Sj. Deoranjan Kumar Singh, IAS, Development Commissioner Cum-Additional Chief Secretary, Odisha & Smt. Chithra Arumugam, Additional Chief Secretary, Science & Technology Department & Director General, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, were the Guests of Honour.

Dr. Lala Aswini Kumar Singh, Dr.Sudhakar Kar, Prof. Rabindra Kumar Panda, Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mohanty, Prof. Bijay Kumar Mishra were felicitated as Senior Scientists of Odisha and they received Memento, Citation and Uttariya.

Dr. Surendra Kumar Biswal was awarded with Biju Patnaik Award for Scientific Excellence and he received a cash prize of Rs.2 lakhs, Gold coated Silver Medallion, Memento, Certificate, Citation and Uttariya.

Prof. Umakanta Subudhi, Prof. Subhankar  Bedanta, Prof. Jagadish Chandra Paul received Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award for their research contribution (within the state) and Prof. Raghunath Sahoo, received Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award for his research contribution (outside the state). All Samanta Chandra Sekhar Awardees received cash prize of Rs.1 Lakh, Gold coated Silver Medallion, Memento, Certificate, Citation and Uttariya.

Dr. Chita Ranjan Sahoo, Dr. Rudra Majhi, Dr. Ram  Prasad Padhy received Odisha Young Scientist Award for their research work (within the state) and Dr. Rabindra Mohanty received Odisha Young Scientist Award for his work (outside the state). Each of them received cash prize of Rs.25 Thousand, Memento, Certificate, Citation and Uttariya.

Prof. Bhagaban Patra and Dr. Krutibas Nayak received Prana Krushna Parija Popular Science Book Award in General Category and Children Category respectively. Both of them received cash prize of Rs.25 Thousand, Memento, Certificate, Citation and Uttariya.

Smt. AnujaTarini Mishra hosted the programme and Smt. Urmiprava Maharana, Deputy Secretary, Science & Technology offered Vote of Thanks.