NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman to Visit Odisha; CM Naveen Patnaik Likely to Raise Special Focus State Status
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NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman to Visit Odisha; CM Naveen Patnaik Likely to Raise Special Focus State Status

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NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar will be on a three-day visit to Odisha from December 15 to December 18. The long-pending demand for “Special Focus State status” to Odisha and central grant for the development of aspirational districts, funds for the development of rural infrastructure are among the issues that are likely to feature in the meeting. Keeping in disaster management, the State should demand special allocation and as per the need of the State and Union government should pay more attention to Odisha.” Earlier, BJD leaders in Parliament demanded Odisha will intensify its demand if the Centre grants special category status to Andhra Pradesh. “Odisha has been demanding for special focus state status since long.

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