The Odisha BPUT Students’ Association held a seminar on ‘Industrialisation in Odisha and Employment’ while celebrating the Engineers’ Day on Friday here.
Participating in the seminar, former Finance Minister Parfulla Chandra Ghadai said engineers’ contribution in the development of a nation is invaluable and they should be given their due importance. He opined that Odias should be given priority in the appointments in the industries of the State.
WCD Minister Prafulla Samal, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and BJD spokesperson Subas Singh said the State Government was committed to industrial growth of the State and creation of jobs for the youths of the State. BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma said the State Government had completely failed in its industrial policy and in commitment to provide jobs. CPI leader Ram Krushna Panda flayed both the State and the Central Governments for failure in giving employments. Among others, AAP Odisha chief Nishikanta Mohapatra, Samajwadi Party president Rabi Behera and scribe Rabi Das spoke.Biju Chhatra Janata Dal State general secretary Parthasarathi Muduli, Saktiprasad Rath, Sansad Kumar Nayak, Milan Kumar Sahani, Jyoti Ranjan Satpathy, Sidhartha Nayak, Sudhansu Sekhar Acharya, Biswarupa Sahu, Pritam Baral and students of BPUT were present.