The first advisory committee meeting of the India against Negativity (IAN) was held here under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court Judge AK Patnaik.
Advisory committee vice-chairman Justice Madan Mohan Das and members Sudhansu Mishra (former Chief Secretary), Bipin Bihari Mishra (former DGP), Shruti Mohapara (eminent social worker), Brahmakumari BK leena and Trust members including Dr Achyuta Samanta and Dr Bimalendu Mohanty were also present.
The members discussed on profile, membership, vision, objective and future action plan of the IAN and gave various suggestions to achieve the goal of the campaign. It was also discussed to involve media in this campaign to make it more fruitful.
It was decided to take a massive awareness programme against negativity throughout the State in first phase and to include thousands of members in the campaign. Bhubaneswar is the IAN’s headquarters, where thousands of members have enrolled on the mission.