Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates & Lays Foundation For Multiple Development Projects In Angul
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday inaugurated as many as 34 development projects worth Rs 44.88 crore and laid the foundation stone for 19 new projects worth Rs 8.9 crore in Odisha’s Angul district.
Angul, July 3: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday inaugurated as many as 34 development projects worth Rs 44.88 crore and laid the foundation stone for 19 new projects worth Rs 8.9 crore in Odisha’s Angul district.
Attending the “Garib Kalyan and Bikash Samabesh” held in Chhendipada, the Union Minister greeted the beneficiaries who have received government assistance under various schemes such as the Construction Workers’ Welfare Scheme, Antyodaya Housing Scheme, Social Security programmes, Kendu Leaf Collectors’ Scheme, Ayushman Card, Basundhara Land Patta, Shri Anna Campaign Scheme, Chief Minister’s Kamadhenu Scheme, Kisan Credit, and others
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister lauded Angul’s rich historical legacy—from the struggle of Raja Somanath Singh Jagaddev to Mahatma Gandhi’s visit and the district’s formation—and acknowledged its status as Odisha’s largest mining zone with immense developmental potential.
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✨“Angul is a region of immense potential. Alongside being Odisha’s largest mining zone, it also boasts a rich historical background—marked by the struggle of Raja Somanath Singh Jagaddev, the formation of Angul district, Mahatma Gandhi’s visit, and the integration of isolated Odia territories. The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to ensuring the people of Angul have access to basic amenities like housing, clean drinking water, agriculture and irrigation facilities, healthcare, employment, education, skill development, and industrial growth,” he said.
The Minister also emphasized that the double engine government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Centre and Chief Minster Mohan Charan Majhi in the State, is focused on investing budgetary funds in public service—not entertainment—and is committed to reducing the gap between the government and the citizens through development-centered governance.
Pradhan added that the double engine government continues to prioritize welfare, education, skill building, agriculture, drinking water, and industrial growth to uplift every citizen of Odisha and especially the aspirational region of Angul.