A day after his resignation from IAS accepted, Pandian named appointed Chairman of 5T (transformational initiatives), and Nabin Odisha, a programme aimed at pushing rural development
The ruling BJD hopes the scheme will help it beat anti-incumbency ahead of the simultaneous General and Assembly elections in April-May 2024, but the BJP has objected. Here is why
The scheme is seen as part of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD)’s attempts to counter the BJP’s Hindutva agenda ahead of 2024 assembly and national polls
Patnaik govt’s 4,000 cr-‘Ama Odisha, Nabin Odisha’ seems to be a repackaging of ‘Ama Gaon, Ama Bikash’, with BJD set to use the new scheme to neutralise ‘anti-incumbency’ in 2024 Assembly and Lok Sabha polls