Addressing a meeting at Police Line Field here, Naveen exhorted the members of Mission Shakti to become entrepreneurs and take the movement to the next level. Laying emphasis on ‘one panchayat, one product’ initiative, he said, “If one panchayat comes up with a unique product, it will help in facilitating creation of market. Besides, it will also create a unique identity for each panchayat.”
The CM hoped that women will create a new history in the industrial development of Odisha. He further announced that 60,000 women of the district will be provided Rs 50,000 interest-free loan in next five years. “Balasore is a leading district in the fields of education, industries, agriculture and infrastructure. The new projects will provide a further push to this development trend of the district,” he added.
Among others, Industries Minister Pratap Deb, his Tourism counterpart Aswini Patra and Balasore MLA Swaroop Das were present. The district administration had put in place elaborate security arrangements for the CM’s visit.