Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced an ex-gratia payment of ₹4 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to the family of a Class 9 student who tragically lost his life in a road accident in Sambalpur. The Chief Minister expressed deep sorrow over the untimely demise of the student.
The announcement was made through a post by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO Odisha) on X (formerly Twitter).
ସମ୍ବଲପୁରରେ ସଡ଼କ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣାରେ ଜଣେ ନବମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀର ଛାତ୍ର ପ୍ରାଣ ହରାଇଥିବା ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ @MohanMOdisha ଗଭୀର ଶୋକ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି। ଏଥିସହ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣାରେ ପ୍ରାଣ ହରାଇଥିବା ମୃତକଙ୍କ ପରିବାର ବର୍ଗଙ୍କ ନିମନ୍ତେ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ରିଲିଫ ପାଣ୍ଠିରୁ ୪ଲକ୍ଷ ଟଙ୍କାର ଅନୁକମ୍ପାମୂଳକ ସହାୟତା ପ୍ରଦାନ କରିବାକୁ…
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) April 18, 2025
The victim, identified as 14-year-old Ayushman Behera, was a student of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in Dhanupali. He was fatally struck by a tractor while returning home from school in Sambalpur district on Friday.
