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Older persons have experience and solutions while we have to learn more from them:Naveen Patnaik

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Bhubaneswar:1/10/23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has described the senior citizens as valuable assets of the society.

The Chief Minister in his message on the occasion of International Day for Older Persons has said that older persons have experience and solutions while we have to learn more from them. He called upon people to take care of the peaceful and dignified life of older persons. The blessings of senior citizens are precious for us, said the CM.

He also highlighted various welfare schemes for older persons and said that State Government has added an additional 4 Lakh beneficiaries in Madhubabu Pension Yojana. Facilities such as Old Age Homes, Geriatric ward and Physiotherapy Centres in Hospitals in different hospitals have been made available for senior citizens. He called upon us to work collectively for the betterment and good health of older persons.

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Ashok Chandra Panda, Minister, SSEPD attending the programme as Guest of Honour described older persons as the guardian of society while highlighting the commitment of State Government to social security, health services and quality of life of senior citizens. He also focused on various schemes and programmes of the Department.

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Anu Garg, Development Commissioner, Soumendra Priyadarshi, Police Commissioner, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack also spoke on the occasion. Sushil Kumar Lohani, Principal Secretary, SSEPD Department chaired the programme while Bratati Harichandan, Director presented the activity report and Dillip Roy, Special Secretary welcome the guests. Capital Hospital, UNFPA and Site Savers India organised health checkup camp, eye camp and awareness campaign on the occasion.

 

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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