It’s Curtains For 15th Odisha Assembly

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet in a meeting here on Saturday recommended dissolution of the 15^th Odisha Assembly.

“According to the constitutional provision, the State Cabinet will pass a resolution to dissolve the Assembly after the declaration of election results and hand over resignation of the cabinet and chief minister to the governor to make way for the constitution of the new Assembly. The Assembly stands dissolved only after approval and notification of the governor,” chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi told mediapersons after the meeting which was presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat here in the evening.

He further said that the cabinet also approved proposals for release of financial assistance for the post-cyclone relief and restoration works.

—Rs 15 lakh for cleaning each pond in Puri district.
—Rs 24 lakh for all government staff engaged in relief and restoration works.
—Additional financial assistance of Rs 1000 to each affected family of Puri district.
—Hike in the daily wage of the workers hired from the neighbouring states. The skilled workers will be provided Rs 555 as against Rs 370 while the semi-skilled and non-skilled workers will get Rs 480 and Rs 420 as against Rs 320 and Rs 280 respectively.

The Chief Minister directed the departments concerned to complete the relief and restoration works in Puri district in two months.