Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Odisha Deputy CM urges action against social evils
The Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha, Pravati Parida, talked to officers about fighting bad practices like witch hunting and child marriage.
She wants them to visit villages once a month to teach people about these issues.
The government is also working to make Anganwadi centres better by adding things like toilets and clean water.
They opened 491 new Anganwadi centres to help with women's health and children's education.
The goal is to make villages stronger and free from superstition.
Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida urged officers to spend one hour monthly in areas with social evils like witch-hunting.
She emphasized education and awareness as key tools to eradicate regressive practices during a state-level workshop.
The government inaugurated 491 Anganwadi centres to strengthen village-level infrastructure and development.
Anganwadi centres are being equipped with essential facilities like sanitation, toilets, and electricity.
The highest number of Anganwadi centre buildings were inaugurated in Ganjam (111), Balasore (63), and Bargarh (36).
- Who
- Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida, officers from different districts, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik
- What
- A state-level workshop on preventing witch hunting and child marriage, and the inauguration of 491 Anganwadi centres
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday (specific dates not mentioned)
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- To create awareness against social evils and strengthen village-level infrastructure for sustainable rural development
- Event
- State-level workshop on prevention of witch hunting and child marriage
- Organizer
- Women and Child Development (W&CD) department
- Key Speaker
- Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida
- Anganwadi Centres Inaugurated
- 491
- Total Anganwadi Centres Strengthened
- 1,404
- Districts with Most Anganwadi Centres
- Ganjam (111), Balasore (63), Bargarh (36)
