Bhubaneswar: On the instructions of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian visited Rayagada today and reviewed various development projects and met the common people to know about their problems in terms of facilities and took steps to alleviate their problems.
Secretary to CM (5T) Pandian first visited the newly constructed Biju Patnaik Auditorium in Rayagada. There, he exchanged views with the students of various colleges and higher secondary schools of the district and discussed the improvement of education under 5T initiative.
He discussed about the importance of classroom education, quality of education and other issues of children. He advised the children to work hard, suggesting that there is no alternative to hard work. He called upon them to develop themselves, through education and bring fame to their families and country.
He directed officials concerned to submit a report on the infrastructure of all the schools and colleges in the district. He said that steps will be taken for the improvement of each educational institution as per requirement.
Pandian informed that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 14.50 crore for improving the infrastructure of schools and colleges in the district.
He visited the Rayagada District Headquarters Hospital and discussed with the patients and doctors and inquired about various problems. He ordered to speed up the development of the hospital under Ama Hospital Scheme under 5T transformation program.
He congratulated the medical team of Rayagada District Headquarters Hospital for receiving the Kayakalpa Award since 2019 till date and for getting Muskan certificate in both In-Patient and Out Patient treatment in Pediatrics.
He interacted with the members of Maa Mangala Mission Shakti group, which is engaged at the hospital and reviewed their work. He highly appreciated the quality of food provided to the patients.
He also directed the Chief Medical and Public Health Officer to conduct regular monitoring to ensure that the quality standards of food, sanitation, clean drinking water and other services provided to the patients are always at a high level.
He visited the under construction multi-purpose indoor stadium at Rayagada and ordered to speed up its work and complete the work soon. He discussed with the sportspersons for the development of sports in the district. He advised them to put forth their best performance to bring fame to the country and the state. He said that the state government is committed to provide all kinds of facilities to sportspersons.
Finally, he visited Maa Majhiagharni temple and offered pooja. He discussed with the temple committee members about the development of the temple and directed the District Collector to prepare a detailed plan for the temple’s development and send the same.
