A team of members representing the Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udabastu Samannway Samiti (NBBUSS) met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here recently and gave him a memorandum demanding adequate supply of Bengali books and appointment of Bengali teachers up to the primary level in Bengali-dominated areas in the State.
The team was headed by Commerce and Transport Minister Ramesh Majhi, former Minister Dr Aravinda Dhali, MlAs Manas Madkami, Dambaru Sisa and Subas Ganda and ex-MlA Nimai Sarakar.
Notably, there 185 Bengali schools in Malkanagiri, 65 in Umorkote, six in Khurdha district, three in Kendrapada and several more in Baleswar and Bhadrak. These schools are running short of Bengali teaching staffs.
The Chief Minister assured the delegates to consider the matter on priority basis for the betterment of Bengali people in the State. The delegates also had a review meeting with School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra in this regard.