The Indian Red Cross Society’s State unit organised a two-day district Red Cross secretary conference on December 27 and 28.
The main objective was to review the activities of the branches for 2012-13 and share the planned activities for 2013-14. IRCS honorary secretary Dr Mangala Prasad Mohanty inaugurated the conference as chief guest and congratulated the District Secretaries who participated in the conference and shared the activities of the State unit.
IRCS honorary joint secretary gave the welcome address on this occasion. District Secretaries from Baleswar, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Puri, Khordha, Nayagarh, Bolangir, Subarnapur, Nuapada, Baragarh, Korapurt, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Sundergarh, Anugul, Dhenkanal and Jajpur districts besides Police Commisionerate of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack participated in the programme.
In the valedictory function, IRCS Healthcare Standing Committee chairman and former Chief Secretary Sudhansu Bhusana Mishra graced the programme as chief guest and appreciated different activities of the Red Cross State branch with the support of the district branches.
He emphasised on conducting more health camps in inaccessible areas of the district and promoting Jan Aushadhi campaign. He advised that in near future Red Cross should conduct activities for PWD in the State.
Joining as guest, Finance Standing Committee chairman Bijay Kumar Sahoo advised the district secretaries to monitor financial matter regularly and carry out audit of the account every year which is very important for documentation.
Nagendra Nath Das offered vote of thanks, while Sudhir Kumar Sahoo, PC-ODMP, coordinated the programme.