Kotpad: At the Kotpad Block Panchayat Samiti Office, the National Panchayati Raj Day 2025 was celebrated under the chairmanship of Kotpad Block Chairperson Kamala Bhatra and the direct supervision of Group Development Officer Bikram Kumar Dora.
The program began with an inaugural address by Block P.E.O. Sudhanshu Shekhar, followed by a detailed description of various people-centric schemes like Subhadra Yojana, PM Kisan, Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme, and Surya Ghar Yojana, presented through the BDO Portal.
The program commenced with the singing of Utkala Song. Afterward, a two-minute silence was observed in tribute to the 26 people who died and many others who were injured in a recent terrorist attack at the tourist site Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
On this occasion at Kotpad Block, new ration cards and pension certificates were distributed to the eligible beneficiaries of different panchayats.
The Chief Guest of the event was Kotpad MLA Rupu Bhatra, with other dignitaries including Member of Parliament Representative Rameshwar Jena, MLA Representative Binayak Acharya, and all the block and panchayat officials and staff.
During the celebration of Panchayati Raj Day, Kotpad Block Chairperson Kamala Bhatra, Vice-Chairman Tapan Pani Nigrahi, District Council Member Tripati Chalan, Geeta Majhi, all Samiti members, all Sarpanchs, Supply Officer Ashish Das, Supply Assistant Prashanta Panda, all block office staff, and beneficiaries from various panchayats attended the event.
At the end of the event, foundation stones were laid and inaugurated at Sadaranga Panchayat and Girla Panchayat by the esteemed guests