Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Rourkela on Saturday for the state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebration, marking the 150th birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Birsa Munda and inaugurated development projects worth Rs 1,345 crore.
Attending the state-level Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebration in Rourkela, Majhi laid foundation stones for projects worth Rs 609 crore in Sundargarh district.
CM Majhi also announced that the road from Hanuman Batika Square to Power House Square will now be known as Birsa Munda Road in honour of the legendary tribal leader.
He stated Birsa Munda’s revolution against British Rule added a special chapter in the history of the country’s freedom struggle.
ଧରତି ଆବା ବିର୍ସା ମୁଣ୍ଡାଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀ ଅବସରରେ ରାଉରକେଲାଠାରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ 'ରାଜ୍ୟସ୍ତରୀୟ ଜନ ଜାତୀୟ ଗୌରବ ଦିବସ' କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ମାନ୍ୟବର ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି। pic.twitter.com/t8bKJOCSal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation from Gujarat, also paid homage to Birsa Munda and stressed his government’s commitment to tribal empowerment through schemes like PM Janman Yojana, Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyan, and Adi Karma Yogi Abhiyan.
In his address to the people, chief minister said his government was committed to the holistic development of tribal community to which he belonged.
He cited measures like granting forest land rights, supporting livelihoods through the Janjati Jeevika Mission, and providing financial assistance under the ‘Shaheed Madho Singh Hathkharcha Yojana’ to reduce school dropout rates among tribal students.
“Election of India’s President from a tribal background stands as the strongest example of tribal empowerment under Modi’s leadership,” Majhi said.
Earlier during the day, Majhi garlanded the statue of Birsa Munda near the Assembly in Bhubaneswar.
Former Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik also offered tributes to the revolutionary freedom fighter.
In a social media post, Patnaik wrote, “On the birth anniversary of the revolutionary freedom fighter and people’s hero, the martyr Birsa Munda, I offer my tributes. His sacrifice in the service of Mother Land is invaluable. He remains an eternal ideal in the battle for dignity to protect the interests of the Adivasis.”
