Pramod Kumar Moharana of Kendrapara township has recently won accolades from all quarters for winning the National Youth Award for the year 2014-15 in recognition of his outstanding services to the community.
Pramod (25), son Sankarshan Moharana of Nasidipur, bagged the National Youth Award in a function organised by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports at New Raipur of Chhattisgarh. The prestigious award was provided to him by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal.
He received a silver medal, citation and `40,000 cash from the Minister for his outstanding services to the community. Poverty stricken Pramod, who was the only youth from Odisha to get the award, was among 25 youths across the country to get the distinction.
Apart from this, Pramod also bagged Prakruti Bandhu Award in the year 2015 from State Forest and Environment Department. He also achieved Rajiv Gandhi Prativa Puraskar, State Award for NSS and Sakhibatta Sanman.
His aim is to serve the society by doing developmental activities. He has also attended many Integration Programmes in Assam, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim and Maharashtra as a group leader.