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Patnaik offered floral tribute to the leader at his statue in the Legislative Assembly premises here this morning. Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Pradip Kumar Amat, Rural Development Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha, Women & Child Development Minister Prafulla Samal and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Yesterday, the State Cabinet, chaired by Patnaik, approved ‘Nabakrushna Choudhury Secha Unnayan Yojana’, at the cost of Rs 635 crore, named after the renowned leader who had been the Chief Minister of Odisha between 1950 and 1956.
The Chief Minister also took Twitter route to remember Late Nabakrushna Choudhury.
Born on November 23, 1901 at Kherasa village of Jagatsinghpur District, Nabakrushna Choudhury was known for champion of farmers and Odia language among others.