Governance
Bhubaneswar to have Haj House soon
A Haj House is being planned in Bhubaneswar for the welfare and felicitation of Haj pilgrims from the state. This Odisha government initiative was announced by chief minister Naveen Patnaik while felicitating Haj pilgrims of this year from Odisha in Bhubaneswar. Odisha government is planning to have an embarkation point in the Bhubaneswar airport for Haj pilgrims as well as establishing direct plane communication between Bhubaneswar and Mecca. Mr. Patnaik also shared the details of various minority focused programs of the state government which includes sanction of 5 crore for the development of educational institutions in the state for welfare of children of minority community. Construction of 100 multi-purpose centres in next three years is also on the schedule.
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