By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, May 21, 2018: Odisha chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday chose completion of his fourth year of record fourth term, taught as an occasion to teach his ministers to work for the people with ‘3Ds’– Determination, Devotion and Dedication, to win their hearts.

Briefing media persons after chairing a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the State Secretariat, Mr Patnaik also highlighted ten major achievements of his government during the term.

“Firstly, several historical decisions have been taken to promote Odia language in all walks of life. In housing, our target was to build 24 lakh pucca houses…17 lakhs have been completed, 7 lakh will be completed by March 5, next year,” the CM said.

“As far as rural roads are concerned, 25,500 kms have been constructed. In irrigation and agriculture, 7 lakh hectares of additional irrigation potential have been created…10 lakh hectares to be achieved by April 1, next year,” Mr Patnaik said.

He also spoke about 117 lakh metric tonnes grain production, provision of crop loans for sharecroppers and constitution of Millet Mission for rain-fed areas.

“In urban matters, land rights to slum dwellers is a historic decision. As far as skill development is concerned, we lead the country in skill development. 9 lakh young people have achieved skill development out of a target of 11 lakh,” he said.

“Four out of nine medical colleges have been established and five more are in the pipeline. As far as tribal development is concerned, special development councils in nine tribal-dominated districts have been established,” the CM said.

“As for women, 70 lakh women are in Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and 30 lakh women have been covered under the Mamata scheme. In sports, Odisha and Bhubaneswar have become global sports destinations,” he added.