BHUBANESWAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Odisha on June 20 to take part in the mega celebration of the first anniversary of BJP government in the state.
Originally scheduled to be held on June 12, the date on which Mohan Charan Majhi government completes one year in office, the programme had to be reworked following confirmation from the prime minister’s office about his attendance on June 20.
Informing this to mediapersons here, Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said the state government has planned a series of programmes across the state to mark the occasion but the main function will be held in Bhubaneswar on June 20 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending it. The venue of the state-level function is yet to be finalised, though.
“We had requested the prime minister to visit Odisha on June 12. He, however, gave time for June 20, so the change in schedule,” Pujari said.
He said the chief minister during his recent visit to Delhi had extended formal invitation to the prime minister, Union Home minister Amit Shah, Defence minister Rajnath Singh, Union minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, BJP president JP Nadda, others Union ministers and leaders of the party to take part in the anniversary celebrations on June 12.
Earlier, the BJP government had decided to organise a series of events from June 11 to 13 to mark the first anniversary with the main function to be held at Janata Maidan here on June 12.
As per the tentative revised schedule, a seminar on Viksit Odisha will be organised at different places including the state capital on June 10. This will be followed by a state-level Vikas Mela, an exhibition on development works undertaken by the government in the first year, which will be organised at Baramunda Ground. All departments will showcase their achievements through exhibitions, thematic discussions, cultural events, book fairs, information booths and art shows.
The state government has also planned four mega conventions in four regions of the state to mark the occasion.
A Nari Shakti Samavesh will be held in Cuttack city on June 13 to demonstrate the success of the Subhadra Yojana. A similar convention for farmers has been planned at Balangir on June 17. An Adivasi Shakti Samavesh will be held at Baripada on June 18 and a Yuva Shakti Samavesh at Berhampur on June 21.
All the ministers have been assigned to visit districts to present the Majhi government’s first-year report card to the people, official sources said.