By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, January 11, 2021: As part of the move to maintain transparency in public life, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared he has property worth Rs 64.98 crore, comprising movable and immovable assets in the last financial year.

Patnaik recently he called upon all peoples’ representatives and government officials to do the same and maintain transparency in public life.

Patnaik’s property statement revealed that he has seven bank accounts in various locations such as New Delhi, Bhubaneswar and Hinjilikut in Odisha’s Ganjam district.

The CM’s movable properties include bank deposits and jewellery worth Rs 1.34 crore.

Among immovable properties, Patnaik has a farmland and building spread over an area of 22.7 acre at Tikri Khera village of Faridabad, valued at over Rs 10 crore.

He inherited the farm from his mother.

Patnaik also owns 50 per cent share of his ancestral property at APJ Abdul Kalam Road in New Delhi, valued at over Rs 43 crore.

He has two-thirds share in Naveen Niwas, located near Bhubaneswar airport, worth over Rs 9,52,46,190. This, too, was inherited from his mother.

The CM has a financial liability of Rs 1.25 crore, which he had taken as advance against the sale of a farmland at Faridabad vide an agreement dated September 18, 2019.

Last year, the chief minister had a liability of Rs 15 lakh, which he had taken from his elder sister Gita Mehta. However, he paid the loan this year, the statement said.