Bhubaneswar: Keeping his words, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Supremo Naveen Patnaik today launched Odisha-Mo Parivar, party’s social service programme.
The Odisha-Mo Parivar emphasizes party’s social responsibility and will focus on three major areas — environment, healthcare services and assistance to poor and deprived people.
Announcing the initiative, emotional Patnaik said that the Odisha Mo-Parivar programme is a tribute to late Biju Patnaik, who had always been working for welfare of Odisha people and lending support to poor and needy people.
Following the footprints of the legendary leader, the party is committed to serve the state.
“Blessed by people of Odisha, the BJD has been serving the motherland with dedication,” Patnaik added.
Patnaik also described entire 4.5 crore people of Odisha as his own family and said, “I have always been working for their welfare. I have launched Mo-Parivar programme to take social welfare projects forward.”
Under the programme, the BJD will undertake massive plantation drive by creating awareness among people about environment protection.
The CM asked everyone to join hands together for social programmes like blood donation. Similarly, the party will work towards people, who are working in various sectors outside the state and overseas under extreme conditions.
The BJD workers will stand as the support for victims and provide aid to their families.
Patnaik also appointed BJD member Arup Patnaik as its convener and five others — Pinaki Mihsra, Achyuta Samanta, Chandrasekhar Sahoo, Atanu Sabyasachi and Nalinikant Pradhan as co-conveners for the proper execution of Odisha-Mo Parivar. The party leaders Manohar Randhari, Ananta Narayan Jena, Sudhir Samal, Sushant Rout, Sanjeev Mallick, Latika Pradhan, Rita Tarai, Bharti Singh, Sunita Biswal, Sandhyakumari Nayak, Dejalin Mohapatra and Gorahari Mishra have been appointed as the members of the programme.
Earlier, Patnaik had announced to launch social service programme during party’s padayatra on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.