Bhubaneswar: Union External Minister S Jaishankar today said that Odisha occupies a special focus in Modi’s development plan.
During the last ten years the Centre led by Narendra Modi has provided Rs.18 lakh crores of central funds to Odisha, he said while addressing a press conference in Bhubaneswar.
The union minister hoped that the people of Odisha will vote for BJP to carry forward the developmental agenda of Modi.
In Awas Yojana 2.7lakh beneficiaries in the state have been provided with pucca houses while 53 lakh women have benefited under the Ujjala scheme and Rs.54,000 crores has been provided for the Sagarmala project in Odisha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has great respect for Odisha’s culture, heritage, and tradition which has been recognized in the entire world. The replica of the Konark wheel displayed at the G20 summit has proved how much Modi ji loved the culture and tradition of Odisha, Jaishankar pointed out.
The PM has taken immediate steps to evacuate Odia people stranded in the war-torn Ukraine, Israel, and Sudan.
I hope that Odisha will vote for BJP to strengthen the hands of Modi ji and for the BJP government in State to take forward the development agenda of the PM,” he said.
Odisha is lagging in many sectors of development despite having rich mineral resources.The State needs a good corruption-free government, he maintained.
