Odisha govt raise padma awardees’ honorarium to Rs 30,000

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has raised the monthly honorarium for the state’s Padma awardees from Rs 25,000 to Rs 30,000. The honorarium for the Padma awardees in recognition of their strong contribution to the society was announced by the previous BJD government earlier this year.

Odisha has one Bharat Ratna VV Giri; four Padma Vibhushan – Sudarshan Sahoo, Raghunath Mohapatra, Sitakant Mahapatra and Kelucharan Mohapatra; 11 Padma Bhushan and 90 Padma Shri awardees. This year, four persons – Gopinath Swain, Binod Maharana, Bhagabat Pradhan and Binod Kumar Pasayat – were awarded the prestigious awards.