Published : Times of indis
/06-Apr-2017
The state cabinet, headed by chief minister Shri. Naveen Patnaik, approved a proposal for merger of the public grievances and pension administration (PGPA) department with the general administration (GA) department.The cabinet also decided to merge the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) wing of rural development department with the panchayati raj department to streamline the water supply system in rural areas. "The panchayati raj department would now be known as panchayati raj and drinking water department,"To strengthen the mission shakti movement in Odisha, a women empowerment programmee, the state cabinet decided to create a special directorate of Mission Shakti and to rename the department of women and child development as department of women and child development and mission Shakti.