Setting an for example others, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Thursday answered people’s queries relating to his department directly through social media platforms.
The Minister was on live in Facebook and Twitter between 4 pm to 5 pm on Thursday. Swain also told people about several initiatives taken by the State Government for the welfare of people.
Earlier, Swain had asked people to ask questions to him by February 11, 2020. Accordingly, Facebook and Twitter users used AskOdishaFoodMinister handle and put questions and sought a response from the Minister.
Due to limited time frame, the Minister could not be able to attend every question. However, he assured people that unaddressed queries would be answered through Facebook and Twitter soon.
Majority people asked the Minister to solve problems of the farmers. In reply, Swain assured that the Government would resolve every problem faced by farmers.
He said farmers would be given token by March 31, 2020 for paddy procurement.
Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik brought the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department under the Mo Sarkar initiative on February 11.