Bhubaneswar BJP MP and former IAS officer Aparajita Sarangi will receive DLitt on January 9.
Internationally-recognised MIT-ADT University, Pune will honour her in its fourth convocation ceremony, informed Vice-Chancellor Dr Mangesh T Karnad.
Sarangi, known for his pro-people approach and maintaining high standard in public life, was recently termed as a ‘Star of Odisha’ by Prime Minister Modi. She is taking up peoples’ issues in Lok Sabha and sorting out grievances of the people of the constituency on a regular basis.
Sarangi will also be honoured with the Shree Saraswati Devi Jeevan Dnyan Gaurav Puraskar for upholding the highest tradition and time-tested universal values of the country.
The MIT ADT University houses multidisciplinary educational institutions dedicated to promote art, design and technology while imparting high quality education and enriching values among students.