Bhubaneswar, Sept 19: Odisha’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government headed by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi has recorded some milestone achievements in the first 100 days, keeping a tryst with its pre-poll promises.

The major accomplishments of the government include opening of the four gates of Srimandir, the abode of Lord Jagannath at Puri, unlocking of the Ratna Bhandar of Srimandir after four decades, hiking paddy’s minimum support price (MSP) to Rs 3,100 and rolling out its flagship women welfare initiative Subhadra Yojana.

In order to bring the governance closer to the people, CM Majhi reopened the Chief Minister’ Grievance Cell which had remained closed for 16 years. He, along with senior ministers and top officers, has started listening to people’s grievances every Monday.

Under CM Majhi’s rule, the bureaucracy has seemingly been more active. The CM’s presence in his office in the state secretariat for long hours and regular review of the progress of various projects and schemes have galvanised the administrative machinery starting from the top level to the grassroots.

In the Lok Sabha polls held early this year, the BJP won 20 of the 21 Lok Sabha seats and the state got three lawmakers  — Jual Oram, Dharmendra Pradhan and Ashwini Vaishnaw — inducted into the Union council of ministers. These three top leaders have been playing well-supporting roles in the state’s development process.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while launching the Mohan Majhi government’s Subhadra Yojana on Tuesday here, said the double-engine government in Odisha has already started delivering and the state would soon emerge as one of the fastest growing provinces in the country.

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