People's Trust in Railway Has Enhanced, Golden Age Begins In Odisha Under Modi Govt: Pradhan

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People's Trust In Railway Has Enhanced, Golden Age Begins In Odisha Under Modi Govt: Pradhan

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

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People have built trust in the railways department. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railway sector will develop further in Odisha and will be the main means of 'Purvodaya' Bharat.

Sambalpur, Nov 20: People have built trust in the railways department. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railway sector will develop further in Odisha and will be the main means of 'Purvodaya' Bharat.

Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan stated this while inaugurating the extension of the Banaras-Sambalpur-Banaras Bi-Weekly Express train to Visakhapatnam along with Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw here today.

Pradhan said people's expectations are increasing in all sectors, especially in the railway sector, during the current Narendra Modi government. A new awakening has been created in the country with railway projects being implemented smoothly with the increase in railway grants.
He said he has requested the Railway Minister to run a train to Ayodhya as per the demands of the people.

"People also demand trains to Prasanthi Nilayam and Tirupati. This means that the people's trust in the railway department has been enhanced. The golden age of Odisha has started under the Modi government," Pradhan contended.

Pradhan said the extension of Naras-Sambalpur-Banaras Bi-weekly express to Visakhapatna will bring a monumental change for the people of South and West Odisha. "Sambalpur is a city of art, culture, and tourism excellence. Banaras is the unique soul center of our Indian civilization.

Visakhapatnam is a trade, business, and tourism-oriented city. Today's move will bring education, healthcare, tourism, passenger facilities, and business between the three cities," he said.

On this occasion, Pradhan requested the Railway Minister to expedite the much anticipated Khurda-Balangir, Talcher-Bimlagarh, Sambalpur-Rairakhol-Gopalpur, and Talcher-Gopalpur rail line projects.

The Union Minister said that under the Modi government, Odisha has become an execution center for the implementation of 'Pravhodaya', and the Railway Department has played a leading role in it. An airport has been built in Puri with the help of the Prime Minister.

Earlier, Veer Surendra Sai Airport came up in Jharsuguda. A ring road is planned to be constructed in Sambalpur at a cost of thousands of crores of rupees. Odisha's mining revenue has increased from 5,000 crores to 50,000 crores under the Modi government.

In the last 10 years, the Congress government has given Rs 3 lakh crore to Odisha, while the Modi government has given Rs 18 lakh crore. In the year 2022-23, including the central grant, the Odisha government has spent about Rs.38,700 crores to provide PM accommodation, piped water to the houses, basic facilities, etc., while only the railway department has given a grant of Rs.10,000 crore. Almost 6,000 telephone towers have been installed in Odisha.

Work has started for a new railway line from Bargarh-Nuapada line, Jharsuguda to Barkot.

The Union Minister said that by 2047 India will be a developed country.

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15th NMC Teachers Meet in Odisha Organised by National Medicos Organisation at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: The 15th NMC Teachers Meet in Odisha was organised by the National Medicos Organisation at AIIMS Bhubaneswar, officials said Monday.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Vijendra Kumar, Professor of Pediatric surgery Member of UG Curriculum Board National Medical Commission, said that there is need of more medical colleges to produce new doctors to strengthen the health care delivery in rural India (Gramin Bharat) as well as the urban India.

Dr Aruna Vanekar President UG Curriculum Board NMC highlighted the different changed in MBBS curriculum such as criteria for MBBS attendance, maximum numbers and years of attempts to complete the MBBS course and Internship . She also said the provision of mandatory thesis submission before Postgraduate final examination has been removed and included as part of final practical examination.

Dr BN Gangadhar Padmashree chairman of the National Medical Commission emphasised on role of Doctors as social reformers. Dr BN Gangadhar along with Dr Aruna Vanekar also interacted with Deans of all 17 medical colleges of the state clarified the queries pertaining to Family adoption programme, AETCOM module and competency-based curriculum.

Dr Viswambar Singh, Professor ENT, IMS BHU Varanasi and National coordinator for NMS Teachers meet, briefed about different health activitis of National Medicos Organisation throughout the year in Northeast states, Kashmir and other parts of the country.

Dr Yogendar Mallik President Ethics and Regulation Board of NMC briefed about the different forum to address the Doctor’s grievances, and changes made in regulations to allow the foreign graduates to practice in India and uniformity in medical registration.

Professor Manas Ranjan Sahoo Vice chancellor of Odisha University Health Sciences said the change in teaching learning pattern between previous and current generation students. He also said the NMC’s approach to reach the Deans medical teachers in medical colleges in different states to brief about their ideas and taking feedback is a novel approach to bring the desired changes in medical curricula. Dr Sailesh Kumar President of AIIMS Bhubaneswar told for this joint effort by NMO and NMC the AIIMS Bhubaneswar and other institute of National importance can play a crucial role.

Among others Dr N Deep Bag, Director Incharge AIIMS Bhubaneswar; Dr P.R. Mahaptra, Dean AIIMS Bhubaneswar; Gr Braja Kishore Dash, Additional DMET were also present in the meeting.

Union Health Minister JP Nadda in his message appreciated the NMC’s effort to hold such meeting and 14 such meetings already conducted in other states.

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A total of 175 medical teachers from all 17 medical colleges of the state including their Deans and from AIIMS Bhubaneswar attended the meeting.

Security Beefed Up In Bhubaneswar Ahead Of PM Modi's Visit

by Hemanta Pande

Bhubaneswar, Sep 16: Tight security arrangements have been made in Bhubaneswar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Odisha on Tuesday, September 17, informed a senior police officer on Monday.

PM Modi during his one-day visit to Odisha on September 17 will launch the state government's 'Subhadra Yojana’ and will also lay foundation stone and dedicate to the nation railway projects worth over Rs 2,800 crore.

Under the Subhadra Yojana, all eligible women beneficiaries in the age group of 21 years to 60 years, would receive Rs 50,000 over a period of 5 years between 2024-25 to 2028-29. An amount of Rs 10,000 per annum in two equal instalments will be credited directly to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-enabled and DBT-enabled bank account. The Prime Minister would initiate the fund transfer into the bank accounts of more than 10 lakh women tomorrow.

The Prime Minister will land at the Biju Patnaik International Airport at 10.50 AM tomorrow and then travel to Gadkana village on the outskirts of the State Capital, where he is scheduled to interact with the beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana, officials said.

PM Modi would then reach Janata Maidan around 12 PM, from where he will launch the Subhadra Yojana, and unveil railway projects worth Rs 2,871 crore and highway projects worth Rs 1,000 crore, they said.

PM Modi would leave for Delhi around 1.15 pm, they added.

This is the PM’s first visit to the state after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on June 12.

Security has been heightened in the state capital with 3,000 police personnel, including 500 officers, being deployed. The entire roads on which the PM will travel have been barricaded, said Police Commissioner Sanjeeb Panda

A total of 11 DCP-rank officers, 22 additional DCPs, 66 ACP-rank officers, 100 inspectors, and 300 officers, along with 81 platoons of forces (each comprising 30 personnel) and 500 home guards would be deployed, he said.

Additionally, three special tactical units along with two companies of CRPF and the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODARF) would also be on standby, he added.