Under his regime, there has been an emphasis on the development and beautification, including the Puri Jagannath temple and the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar
With about 30 per cent of students not returning to schools as classroom teaching resumed after a gap of two years due to the pandemic, the Odisha government has asked the district collectors to work for bringing them back.
The overall attendance in higher secondary classes is abysmally low in Gajapati, Sonepur, Baragarh, Kandhamal and Nuapada, which is a matter of concern, School and Mass Education Department secretary BP Sethi mentioned.