The Odisha Red Cross bagged seven national Red Cross awards, including three best awards for fund raising for the year 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and two best awards for highest blood collection for the year 2016-17 , 2017-18.
Two members, Gitanjali Panda and YRC counsellor Dr Ranjan Kumar Swain were awarded with Red Cross Merit Certificate for their exemplary humanitarian services for the cause of society.
The awards were declared at the annual general body meeting of Indian Red Cross Society national headquarters convened under the presidentship of Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan through a webinar.
On the occasion, honorary secretary Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State Branch CTM Suguna , honorary treasurer Maj Dr Kalpana Das , Youth Red Cross Officer Dr Ajay Kumar Tripathy, Junior Red Cross Officer Laxman Swain, Police Commissioner of Commissionerate police, Collectors and their representatives of different districts and members of working committee joined.
CTM Suguna thanked the Indian Red Cross Society for their cooperation to the branch for running different programmes successfully.