Nutritious food were provided to children and their mothers for their good health under the Mamata programme, said Higher Education Principal Secretary Gagan Kumar Dhal inaugurating the Mamata Utsav here on Monday.
Dhal said the girl students should be encouraged for higher education; if a mother is educated, both the mother and her child would lead a healthy life in future. He also declared sanctioning of Rs two crore for the Godavarish Mahavidyalaya under the RUSA programme.
District Collector Niranjan Sahu informed that Rs 1 59 crore has been paid to the beneficiaries in the block under the Mamata scheme. District Social Welfare Officer Chhandarani Mohanty and local MlA Raghunath Sahu also spoke on the occasion. Among others, block chairman MR Pradhan, NAC chairperson Puspanjali Jena, Nehru Seva Sangh secretary Sarojini Dash, CDPO Bijayalaxmi Behera and Pradeep Kumar Das were present.