A number of distinguished schemes in Odisha, together with the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), Biju Pucca Ghar and Biju Sishu Surakhya Yojana, have been discontinued. File
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The Mohan Majhi authorities knowledgeable the Odisha State Meeting on Thursday (November 28, 2024) of its plan to rename 21 schemes beforehand carried out beneath the Naveen Patnaik administration. Schemes named after Late Biju Patnaik, the legendary chief and former Chief Minister, have been rebranded with impartial names.
Among the main schemes cashed in on by Biju Janata Dal (BJD) to derive electoral advantages have additionally undergone the change. Krushak Help for Livelihood and Earnings Augmentation (KALIA), which was launched by Naveen Patnaik simply earlier than 2019 elections, is now generally known as PM-KISAN scheme.
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LAccMI (Location Accessible Multimodal Initiative) beneath which all villages had been linked with block headquarter with extremely subsidised bus companies is rechristened as Gramanchal Paribahan.
Based on political analysts, the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) seems to steadily take away Biju Patnaik’s identify from varied authorities programmes within the State. The BJD, which has ruled the State repeatedly for twenty-four years, was named after Biju Patnaik, the daddy of former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. A revered determine in State’s historical past, Biju Patnaik is usually credited because the architect of recent Odisha, recognized for his visionary concepts that had been forward of their time. The BJD has persistently sought to protect his legacy within the public consciousness, leveraging it for political benefit.
“So long as Biju’s identify stays linked to varied schemes, the BJP will battle to distinguish itself as a definite political entity. The continued affiliation of Biju’s legacy with these schemes will solely be seen as advancing the BJD’s political agenda,” a senior BJP chief remarked.
A number of distinguished schemes in Odisha, together with the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), Biju Pucca Ghar, Biju Setu Yojana, Biju Yuva Sashaktikaran Yojana, Biju Saharanchal Vidyutikaran Yojana (BSVY), Biju KBK, Biju Kandhamal ‘o’ Gajapati Yojana, and Biju Sishu Surakhya Yojana, have been discontinued.
The BJP has adopted a strategic strategy in renaming these initiatives. As an alternative of honouring one other political determine, it has opted for impartial names, minimising the potential for controversy. Notably, some schemes now bear the title of ‘Mukhya Mantri’ (Chief Minister), whereas others have been renamed after revered figures together with freedom fighter Gopabandhu Das and literary icon Godabarish Mishra, changing the legacy of the late Biju Patnaik.
In reality, the Majhi Authorities has give you seven new schemes. Not one of the seven schemes bear identify of Sangh Parivar icons.
Printed – November 28, 2024 04:44 pm IST
