The BJP administration in Odisha is seen springing into action after the oath-taking ceremony. On Wednesday, the Chief Minister along with 15 ministers took oaths, and within a few hours, the first cabinet meeting decided that all four gates of the Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri would be reopened on Thursday morning, and a 500-crore fund would be established for the maintenance of this 12th century temple. Not only have these two proposals concerning the temple been approved, but the CM and his cabinet have reached Puri on Wednesday night itself. In their presence, the temple gates are being opened on Thursday morning.
The BJP had promised in its election manifesto to open the gates of the Jagannath Temple, which had been closed during the Covid period, causing inconvenience to devotees. Now, worshippers will be allowed entry through all four gates, easing crowd management.
Inaugural Cabinet Meeting Chaired by CM Majhi
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi chaired a meeting with his ministers at the state secretariat Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday evening. Following this, he briefed about the cabinet-related decisions. The Majhi government also took significant decisions regarding farmers and women.
- The CM Majhi stated that the state government will take steps to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy to 3100 rupees per quintal, with instructions given to the concerned department to work on this. A committee will be formed soon.- Additionally, a 'Prosperous Farmer Policy Scheme' will be created to address other issues of farmers, including MSP. Departments have been given guidelines and instructed to prepare a roadmap to be presented to the government within the first 100 days.- Decisions related to women were also made. Majhi announced that the previous BJD administration's efforts for women empowerment and child welfare failed. Thus, the new government will implement the Subhadra Scheme within 100 days, providing every woman a 50,000 rupees cash voucher. Departments have been directed to prepare a guideline and a roadmap for the implementation of the Subhadra Scheme.
