A round table conference was held in CYSD involving delegates of manifesto committee from different political parties to share the key development priorities for Odisha, emerged during a three-day deliberation of Odisha Vikas Conclave.
The key development priorities shared in the deliberations focused on livestock and fishery in rain fed areas, recognition to women farmers, food fortification, specific policies to address hunger hotspots, portability of PDS and schematic entitlements for intra and inter State migrants, mechanism to stop bondage labour, initiate a process to make a child labour free State, institutionalisation of nutrition board, expanding skill improvement opportunities in the primary sector, strengthening primary healthcare services, regulation on ground water extraction, mechanism for faecal sludge management, strengthening public education system, backward and forward linkage of knowledge and practice with the community and the universities, implementation of PESA and FRA in true spirit, State policy and action plan for children, ban of liquor, functionality of mahila and shishu desk in all the police stations, reservation for PWDs in PRI system, etc.
BJD spokesperson Sulochana Das, Prof Purnachandra Mallick, Member of BJP Manifesto Committee, CPI(M) leader Janardan Pati, Member, OPCC Manifesto Committee Dr Liaquat Ali, and acting president, AICCTU Radhakanta Sethy were present. The political representatives appreciated the efforts of the civil society to take the development agenda forward and assured to consider the recommendations in their election manifesto.