A two-day workshop for voluntary bodies on health, rural development and livelihood was organised by the Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti here on Saturday and Sunday.
Attending the event as chief guest, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Kshetra Pracharak Pradeep Joshi said, “We cannot serve the society if we only corner the Government mechanism and expect its assistance. The society can only be developed if we render our service with full dedication.”
The workshop chaired by Samiti president Prakash Betala was attended by Sewa Bharati all India executive member Sundar laxman and RSS leader Krishna Gopal as guests of honour. Samiti vice-president Bipin Bihari Padhee coordinated the programme.
The workshop had discussions on the projects of the State SC and ST Department, Rural Development Department and SHGs. A total of 212 volunteers from 103 organisations had attended the workshop, said programme media cell coordinator Golakh Chandra Das.