A total of Rs 33, 39, 039 was spent for the repair and renovation of Ministers’ chambers at the State Secretariat here after Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Chief Minister of the State for fourth consecutive term.
Rural Development Minister Badri Narayan Patra said this in the State Assembly while answering to a question on Monday.
Highest of Rs 2,89,663 was spent for renovation of Higher Education Minister Pradip Panigrahi’s chamber followed by Rs 1,62,914 for Energy Minister Pranab Prakash Das, Rs 1,48,053 for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma and Rs 1,45,879 for Finance Minister Pradip Amat’s chamber.
Similarly, Rs 2,65,824 was spent towards buying of new electrical equipment for Urban Development Minister Puspendra Singhdeo’ chamber followed by Rs 2,44, 923 for the Rural Development Minister, Rs 2,35, 861 for the Energy Minister and Rs 1,51,274 for Dasburma’s chambar.
As many as 18 new ACs were installed in three Ministers’ chambers, Minister Patra informed the House. Besides, there is proposal that a total of Rs 15 lakh would be spent for purchasing of accessories for the Ministers’ chambers, he added.