Today is the birthday of Naveen Patnaik, Odisha’s longest serving and the country’s second longest serving Chief Minister.
Here are the collections of photos that summarize how the Naveen era has changed the transformed Odisha.
Naveen Patnaik sworn in as Chief Minister of Odisha in 2000
Naveen begins his second term as CM of Odisha
Naveen once again victorious and serves as CM for third time
Naveen takes oath as Odisha’s Chief Minister for fourth consecutive time
Naveen invincible: Sworn in as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the record fifth consecutive time
A childhood: Prem Patnaik, Gita Mehta & Naveen (from left)Young Naveen PatnaikNaveen with Tavleen Singh and Vasundhara RajeCM Naveen Patnaik, the writer with his editor Jaqueline Kennedy, the former First Lady of USANaveen receives ‘Outlook Speakout Best Administrator Award from the Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee
In a special moment – nature lover Naveen Patnaik
CM Naveen Patnaik at painting function in Bhubaneswar
Naveen with former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Odisha CM Nandini Satpathy, sister Gita Mehta and Ajit Mahapatra.Naveen at a Nuakhai Bhetghat programme
Naveen Patnaik addresses the Odisha Legislative Assembly
CM Naveen Patnaik reviews progress of heritage corridor project for Puri Jagannath Temple
CM at the closing ceremony of Khelo India University Games
Naveen paying floral tributes to legendary freedom fighter and former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik
Union Minister Rajnath Singh with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
A girl ties Rakhi to CM Naveen Patnaik
Naveen distributes free medicines under Niramay scheme in Bhubaneswar
CM reviews COVID-19 situation in the State
CM inaugurating the Police Commissionerate building in Bhubaneswar
CM taking an aerial view of flood situation at Sambalpur
Celebration of the change of name from ‘ORISSA’ to ‘ODISHA’ in front of Secretariat on 4th Nov 2011
Naveen Patnaik with Home minister Amit Shah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish kumar and Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan during their lunch at Naveen Niwas
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik greets Telangana Chief Minister and TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao in Bhubaneswar.
CM Naveen Patnaik at the inauguration of the sports litfest
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik meets Sidharto Reza, Indonesian ambassador to India, at secretariat in Bhubaneswar
Naveen Patnaik amidst supporters during an election campaign
CM Naveen Patnaik with Ratan Tata during MoU signing ceremony for setting up Tata memorial hospital in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik poses for a group photograph with the Indian hockey team players at a press conference in New Delhi.
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama with Naveen Patnaik
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flags off the Baristha Nagarika Tirtha Yatra train
Naveen with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar
Naveen Patnaik felicitates International sand artists at Lok Seva Bhavan, in Bhubaneswar.
CM inaugurating Dhamra Port
CM releasing the book of e-Office Procedure at the 15th National Conference on e-Governance at KIIT Convention Centre on 9th Feb 2012
Presenting a Book “ODISSI” to President, World Bank at Secretariat on 28th Mar 2012
Naveen Attends Celebration of Utkal Divas and Lokakala Mohotsav at Exhibition Ground, Bhubaneswar on 1st Apr 2012
CM Meets with His Excellency Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Andi M. Ghalib, Ambassador of Republic of Indonesia on 07th Jun 2012
Naveen At Puri Ratha Yatra on 21st June 2012
At the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swabhaba Kabi Gangadhar Meher at Rabindra Mandap on 25th Jul 2012
Naveen attending bhumi puja and Akhimuthi Anukula at Tilottamadeipur
Naveen distributing bi-cycles to construction workers on the occasion of International Labour Day at Jaydev Bhawan on 1st May 2013
CM takes stock of implementation of 5T initiatives
Felicitating international cricketer Pragyan Ojha at Secretariat on 3rd August 2013.
At the IFTAR Party at Bhubaneswar in 2013
Chief Justice of India, P. Sathasivam inaugurating Odisha Judicial Academy Building in presence of CM Naveen Patnaik at Cuttack on 10th Aug 2013.
D.V. Swamy, Director, Sports and Miss Elina Norman, Coo, Hockey India League signing an agreement at the Launching of Odisha Hockey Franchisee at Secretariat on 19th Nov2013.
Naveen casting vote for BMC election
Naveen launching of Pink Auto Project at Bhubaneswar on 27th Jun 2014.
Naveen inaugurating the centralized mid-day meal kitchen set up of Akshaya Patra Foundation Trust at Nayahat, Bamphakud
Naveen participates in the ‘Retreat’, an exclusive meeting of the Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers
CM Flagging off Indo – Nepal Friendship Motor Rally at Bhubaneswar
CM At Nabakalebara Ratha Yatra-2015 at Puri on 18th Jul-2015
Launching of Logo on Biju Patnaik Birth Centenary at Secretary on 24th Feb 2016.
CM Felicitating to Padmashri Haldhar Nag at Naveen Niwas
Naveen with PM Narendra Modi at the Eleventh meeting of the Inter-State Council at New Delhi
CM celebrating Independence Day with school children at Naveen Newas
Naveen addressing at the Republic Day celebration at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Odisha CM with UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd at Secretariat.
Odisha CM meeting with West Bangal CM Mamata Banarjee at Naveen Niwas
CM at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships 2017 at Kalinga Stadium on 5th July 2017.
CM with AAC 2017 Medal Winners of Indian Team at Hotel Swosti Premium
CM inaugurating Gurupriya Bridge at Malkangiri
CM felicitating Asian Games Medal winner Duttee Chand
Ideal Chief Minister award from former President Pratibha Patil during the eighth Indian Students’ Parliament at Pune, in January 2018
CM launching of City Bus service ‘ Mo Bus ‘ at Biju Patnaik International Square Bhubaneswar.
CM watches live telecast of Rath Yatra
Distributing land rights certificate and sanction order for construction of houses under Mission “JAGA” to the beneficiaries at Puri Date-15-Nov-2018
Inauguration of exhibition Hockey match between Odisha XI vs NSW (Australia) at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium
Opening Ceremony of Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
CM seeing off Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Biju Patnaik Inter National Air Port, Bhubaneswar
Launching of Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme
CM Felicitating Purnima Giri and Sabita Giri for saving many lives during a boat capsized at Hukitola
CM at Mission Shakti Women Conclave at Talabania ,Puri.
OdishaCM met President Ram Nath Kovind over Minimum Support Price for Paddy at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
CM launched ‘Ama Ghara LED Program’ – 4 nos of LED bulbs to every beneficiary under SFS program
CM unveiling Guru Shri Padmasambhava statue at Jiranga
CM inaugurating Climbing Wall, Launching High performance centers.
Odisha CM with eminent actor Kamal Haasan in Chennai
CM Naveen Patnaik Distributes BSKY Smart Health Card
CM inaugurated the integrated Janibili drinking water project in Berhampur
CM distributing Rights Certificates to beneficiaries under ABAAS Mission at Janta Maidan
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurates ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) treatment facility at SCB Cuttack
Naveen Patnaik felicitates Indian hockey teams Mens and Womens with cash prize after their arrival from Tokyo Olympics, in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik salutes after unfurling the national flag during the 75th Independence Day celebration, in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik pays tribute to Sepoy Chandrakant Pradhan and Naib Subedar Nanduram Soren who were martyred in India-China clash at Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, at Bhubaneswar Airport
CM releases five edited volumes of ‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes in Odisha’ published by SCSTRTI & Odisha State Tribal Museum.
Naveen meets Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church in Vatican City
Naveen Patnaik interacts with Habisialis who are observing Kartika Brata in pilgrim city of Puri
Naveen Plants Peepal tree in the premises of Lok Seva Bhawan and coins it ‘Freedom Tree’ on the occasion of 153rd birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma GandhiCM inaugurates the centre of Infosys BPM Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of IT giant Infosys in Bhubaneswar
Naveen dedicates the state-of-the-art Netaji Bus Terminal in Cuttack
Naveen reviews the status of Phase-I of Bhubaneswar Metro project
CM Naveen launches the Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI) scheme in Malkangiri district, providing affordable and reliable transportation to inaccessible areas, ultimately enhancing intra-block and intra-district connectivity
CM Naveen Patnaik receives the certificate of recognition from Guinness Book of World Records for Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela for being the largest fully seated hockey stadium in the world.
