Mo Bus to roll in every panchayat in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Mo Bus transport facility will be provided in rural areas under Laxmi scheme said reliable reports on Wednesday. In the first phase, buses will ply in six districts, said the Transport Secretary Usha Padhee in a press meeting earlier today.

In the first phase the busses will be rolled out in three districts namely: Koraput, Nabarangpur and Rayagada, it shall be a pilot run informed the Transport Secretary Usha Padhee.

Earlier today, the Chief Minister reviewed the targets and achievements of the Panchayati Raj and
Drinking Water Department during last four years and the fulfillment of the assurances given in the election manifesto.

The report said that, more than 11 lakh houses have been provided to the rural families in the last four years. Moreover, nearly Rs 2150 crore has been provided for repair.

The department has undertaken an ambitious program of connection to each rural houses with a provision of 70 liters per capita mega projects as well as 13000 undertaken with a massive investment of Rs. 57000 crore.

As many as 14,000 WSHGs have been involved collaboration with Mission Shakti Around 800 WSHG members etc. and Rs. 1065.00 crore have been paid to them in the form of income or service charge.

The goal of empowerment of youth through skill development and has been achieved by training as many as 82,000 youths in four years.

The sports infrastructure and the schools have been considerably transformed in the various panchayats of Odisha, read the report.