Nayagada: Odisha Assembly Speaker Surama Padhy and Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida on Friday tied rakhi on Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s wrist during a programme organised here for the disbursement of the fifth instalment of financial assistance under the state’s flagship Subhadra scheme.
The Raksha Bandhan celebration took place as the government marked the latest transfer of financial assistance to women beneficiaries under the scheme.
Majhi later expressed his gratitude to Padhy and Parida in a post on X, saying he was touched by their affection and good wishes on the auspicious occasion.
Parida also extended Raksha Bandhan greetings to the Chief Minister on behalf of women beneficiaries of the Subhadra scheme, describing the occasion as a celebration of the bond between the state’s women and the government.
Addressing the gathering, Majhi said the empowerment of a woman leads to the empowerment of the entire family.
He said financial assistance under the Subhadra scheme had significantly improved the economic condition of lakhs of women across Odisha and helped create greater opportunities for self-reliance.
“From villages to cities — today, it’s the victory song of women’s power. In Odisha’s history, a new era of self-reliance, the Subhadra scheme,” Majhi said in another post on X.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik had celebrated Raksha Bandhan at Naveen Niwas on Thursday, with several women leaders, including senior BJP MLAs Pramila Mallik and Tukuni Sahu, tying rakhis on his wrist.
Patnaik, in an X post, extended greetings on Raksha Bandhan and expressed hope that the bond of trust and security associated with the festival would remain strong.
