Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan and Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation Upendra Kushwaha visited the KIIT & KISS on Thursday.
Addressing KISS students, Paswan said his notion about Odisha was wrong till he came to them. “There is a perception that poverty-stricken Kalahandi and backwardness are the Odisha’s identity. But after visiting your institute I am of view that the notion is wrong,” Paswan said. He advised the students not to be disheartened and not to develop inferiority complex in them. “One should be ambitious to achieve anything in life,” he said, applauding vision and efforts of KIIT & KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta.
Kushwaha along with MP Ram Kumar Sharma MP (lS) had visited the KISS and interacted with students.
“The KISS model should be replicated across the country for development of the deprived classes, including tribal community, Kushwaha said, adding that he was very fortunate to address a huge gathering of 22,500 tribal students at one place. Among others, MP Dr Prasanna Patasani, State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Das Burma, KIIT and KISS secretary RN Dash, KIIT University VC Prof PP Mathur and Registrar Dr Sasmita Samanta were present.