Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated distribution of BSKY smart cards virtually among people of Nuapada district. Meetings were held in five block headquarters and three NACs where the cards were distributed.
When Health Minister Naba Kisore Das along with Mass Education Minister Samir Dash and Khariar MLA Adhiraj Panigrahi attended the meeting at Nuapada, Forest Minister Bikram Arukhs was present at the meeting at Sinapali.
Ministers Padmanabha Behera and Jagannath Sarka, Chairperson of ORH&D Corporation Minaketan Amat and MLA Rajendra Dholkia attended the meetings at Komna, Khariar Road NAC, Boden block, Khariar NAC and Nuapada NAC, respectively.
The CM also inaugurated 27 projects in the district with a total cost of Rs 383.62 crore.
Naveen in his virtual address praised the Nuapada farmers saying they are much ahead in vegetable cultivation.
Adhiraj Panigrahi while expressing gratitude to the CM for the smart cards, requested him to include the Khariar Mission Evangelical Hospital as an empanelled private hospital for treatment at Government cost.
Hundreds of SHG members were present in the meetings.