For the development of Baleswar constituency, several initiatives have been undertaken by MP RK Jena.
His attendance in Parliament is 96 per cent as against the national average 83 per cent and State average 86 per cent. Jena has put 221 questions against State average 90 questions and national average of 105.
While he participated in 78 debates, the national and State averages respectively are 25.4 and 22.1. It is worthwhile to mention here that he moved seven private member bills.
The major successes achieved due to his initiative are inclusion of east coast canal in National Waterway-5, and declaration of Basta railway station as model station by the railway authorities.
The things which are in process for realization due to his efforts are flow of fund after inclusion of Baleswar municipality under AMRUT scheme worth `230 crore, about `150 crore for roads and drains in the municipality , opening of a passport service centre in the district headquarters and battery operated stretcher bogie for headquarters hospital patients.
“Besides AMRUT scheme fund, another `150 crore has been sanctioned for improvement of roads and drains of municipality which would be spent in 3 years. The battery operated stretcher, procured out of united fund, would be available by first week of March. The passport service through mobile centre would be experimentally extended to the local people here. There is a proposal for building a foot over bridge near FM College,” Jena said.
The proposals in pipeline included shifting of the jail and the TB hospital in Baleswar, four railway over bridges, including two each in Jaleswar and Baleswar, revival of Subarnarekha port and coastal economic zone.
The other major steps undertaken by the MP are action plan for enhancing agro economy in next 5 years, engaging an expert farmer from North East for mushroom cultivation, entrepreneurship development for budding youths in the sectors of bakery, mustard, tomato processing and apparel making and training and capacity building for unemployed youths for livelihood.
“Efforts are on to build a check dam in every village wherever possible. Besides focus is made to tap the irrigation potential and extend facilities to the optimum level to the agriculture field,” Jena said.