By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI: Ruling BJD’s Lok Sabha MP from Kandhamal Parliamentary seat, Dr Achyuta Samanta, who is also founder of KIIT and KISS, was on Monday released a sum of Rs 2.5 crore from his MPLADs to Odisha Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
In a letter, the BJD MP Dr Samanta urged Kandhamal Collector for one-time dispensation of Rs 2.50 crore from his MPLAD funds for purchase of testing and screening kit and other medical equipment for the districts of Kandhamal, Boudh, Ganjam and Nayagarh to bolster the fight against global pandemic of COVIID-19.
Of the total funds, Rs 110 lakh will be spent for Kandhamal district, Rs 70 lakh for Boudh, Rs 35 lakh each for Ganjam and Nayagarh districts.
