By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday approved an additional grant of Rs 175.5 crore for the Special Development Council.
This was revealed by 5T Secretary VK Pandian during a discussion with chairpersons of the SDCs . State government has constituted Special Development Councils in the nine districts of Koraput, Malkangiri, Gajapati, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Sundargarh and Nabarangpur.
According to a CMO press release, the amount will be spent on preserving the language, art, culture, and heritage of Tribals. This additional grant will be available along with the normal grant of Rs 175.5 crore for the current year.
The SDC will receive a total grant of Rs 351 crore this year. With this announcement, the chairpersons and members of the nine SDCs who were present during the discussion through video conferencing expressed their happiness.
