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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated Laxmi Bus Scheme in Koraput district

in District Diary, State News December 14, 2023 Comments Off on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated Laxmi Bus Scheme in Koraput district 1,013 Views

Bhubaneswar:14/12/23: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has inaugurated Laxmi Bus Scheme in Koraput district by giving priority to the transportation facilities of people. 63 Laxmi buses will connect 234 panchayats in Koraput. In this women, students, and disabled people can go from village to block in just 5 rupees.
After knowing about the transportation difficulties of people after the district tour of the Chief Minister’s office, ‘Lakshmi’ scheme has been started. The Chief Minister said that the Laxmi Bus is a blessing for everyone and it has shone the light of development. Along with this, the Chief Minister has approved the proposal of providing land for the new bus stand of KoraputIn the first phase, the bus service covered the six districts, such as Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Gajapati and Koraput. 1131 Panchayats of these six districts have now LAccMI bus facility benefiting more than 63 lakh people.

The Chief Minister said that daily hassles for transport would be removed and people would be able to get the facility of commuting at low cost. This scheme has been started after knowing about the transportation problems of the people after the visit of the CMO.

LAccMI Bus will work to connect everyone. It will take children to school and college, patient to the hospital and connect farmers to markets. It is a blessing for everyone. The LAccMI Bus service has made the light of development even brighter, the CM added.

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Participating in the programme, 5T and Nabin Odisha Chairman VK Pandian said that the buses of LAccMI Yojana have been bought with the money of the people of the State. Therefore, he urged everyone to consider it as their property and take proper care of it.

He further said that the Chief Minister has approved the proposal to provide land for the new bus stand in Koraput.

Speaking on the occasion, Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu said that under the strong leadership and direction of the Chief Minister, the trend of development is continuing in all areas of the State. From the village to the city, there is a glimpse of development everywhere.

The LAccMI Bus Yojana was first started in Malkangiri. It has a facility of bus service from Panchayat to Block. More than 1000 buses will run across the state. The programme has been started as part of the 5T initiative. In the programme, the Mission Shakti members have been given the responsibility of managing the bus service.

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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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