Dharmendra Pradhan offers assurance on new railway line in Odisha

By Express News Service

SAMBALPUR:  Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday assured the individuals of Deogarh that he would maintain talks with the Railway Ministry over the proposal for a brand new line connecting Barkote within the district with Jharsuguda and Kuchinda sub-division in Sambalpur.

Attending the Garib Kalyan Samavesh at Bad Bagicha in Deogarh, Pradhan stated, “People of Deogarh gave me proposal for a railway line from Barkote to Jharsuguda through Deogarh town and Kuchinda sub-division. I humbly accept the proposal. The issue was raised in the Lok Sabha by Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb. I will personally go to the Rail Bhawan and remind the officials about the aspiration of the people here.”

If the state authorities supplies land, the Centre can even speed up the discharge of fund for the railway line from Barkote to Rourkela, he stated. Highlighting the pro-people schemes of the Centre, the union minister stated no less than 73, 617 households of Deogarh district have obtained Rs 2,184 crore below totally different schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities within the final 9 years. The schemes embody subsidised rice, PMAY, Ujjwala, Mudra mortgage and help to SHGs. “In these nine years, Odisha has been considered as a laboratory for the welfare of poor by PM Modi.”

Pradhan additional stated the MSP of paddy was Rs 1,360 in 2014-15. To make farmers self-reliant, the paddy MSP has been elevated to Rs 2,183. It has virtually doubled below the tenure of Narendra Modi. Taking a dig on the state authorities, Pradhan stated the Centre has supplied 9 lakh homes to city and rural areas of Odisha below Pradhan Mantri Away Yojana (PMAY).

However, the state authorities shouldn’t be able to allot these to beneficiaries. The fund launched by the Centre can be being claimed by Odisha authorities as its personal. “Since welfare of people is not the priority of the state government, a huge amount of the funds is being embezzled by the BJD,” he added. On the day, the union minister additionally addressed conferences at Fasimal and Tamparkela in Sambalpur district. 
 

SAMBALPUR:  Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday assured the individuals of Deogarh that he would maintain talks with the Railway Ministry over the proposal for a brand new line connecting Barkote within the district with Jharsuguda and Kuchinda sub-division in Sambalpur.

Attending the Garib Kalyan Samavesh at Bad Bagicha in Deogarh, Pradhan stated, “People of Deogarh gave me proposal for a railway line from Barkote to Jharsuguda through Deogarh town and Kuchinda sub-division. I humbly accept the proposal. The issue was raised in the Lok Sabha by Sambalpur MP Nitesh Ganga Deb. I will personally go to the Rail Bhawan and remind the officials about the aspiration of the people here.”

If the state authorities supplies land, the Centre can even speed up the discharge of fund for the railway line from Barkote to Rourkela, he stated. Highlighting the pro-people schemes of the Centre, the union minister stated no less than 73, 617 households of Deogarh district have obtained Rs 2,184 crore below totally different schemes launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led authorities within the final 9 years. The schemes embody subsidised rice, PMAY, Ujjwala, Mudra mortgage and help to SHGs. “In these nine years, Odisha has been considered as a laboratory for the welfare of poor by PM Modi.”googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

Pradhan additional stated the MSP of paddy was Rs 1,360 in 2014-15. To make farmers self-reliant, the paddy MSP has been elevated to Rs 2,183. It has virtually doubled below the tenure of Narendra Modi. Taking a dig on the state authorities, Pradhan stated the Centre has supplied 9 lakh homes to city and rural areas of Odisha below Pradhan Mantri Away Yojana (PMAY).

However, the state authorities shouldn’t be able to allot these to beneficiaries. The fund launched by the Centre can be being claimed by Odisha authorities as its personal. “Since welfare of people is not the priority of the state government, a huge amount of the funds is being embezzled by the BJD,” he added. On the day, the union minister additionally addressed conferences at Fasimal and Tamparkela in Sambalpur district.