Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Odisha Chief Minister Says Resolving Public Grievances Remains Top Priority
Odisha held its 20th public meeting to hear people’s complaints.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said the government wants to listen carefully and help people.
He said solving public problems is the government’s most important task.
Ten senior ministers and officials joined the hearing.
The government said it resolved about 95% of complaints from the previous 19 state hearings.
District officials also heard many complaints and resolved 87% of them through July.
Majhi met people with disabilities and serious illnesses first.
He approved medical help worth Rs 14.50 lakh for 16 people, while more than 600 petitions were submitted that day.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi addressed the 20th State-level public grievance hearing in Bhubaneswar on Monday.
Majhi said empathy, compassion and sensitivity guide his administration and that grievance resolution is its top priority.
The government said 14,519 of 15,327 complaints from the previous 19 state-level hearings were resolved.
District authorities heard 269,394 grievances through July, resolving 87% of them, according to the government.
Majhi sanctioned Rs 14.50 lakh in medical assistance for 16 seriously ill people, while more than 600 petitions were received Monday.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, 10 senior ministers and secretary-level officials heard public grievances.
- What
- The 20th state-level public grievance hearing was held, with officials receiving petitions and approving medical assistance.
- When
- Monday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- The Chief Minister’s Grievance Hearing Cell in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Why
- The hearing was conducted to listen to residents’ problems and resolve public grievances.
- Programme
- 20th State-level public grievance hearing
- State-level resolution rate
- 95% of grievances from the previous 19 hearings
- State-level complaints addressed
- 14,519 of 15,327 complaints
- District-level grievances
- 269,394 heard through the end of July
- District-level resolution rate
- 87% of grievances resolved
- Medical assistance
- Rs 14.50 lakh sanctioned for 16 seriously ill people
- Monday’s petitions
- More than 600 received through online and offline channels