Make sure no inmate of outfits run by Missionaries suffers from distress: Odisha CM to Collectors

Bhubaneswar: Few days after the Centre blocked funding for Missionaries of Charity, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed all district Collectors to ensure that no inmate of organisations run by the non-profit organisation across the state suffer from any kind of distress.

In a letter to all Collectors, the CM asked the Collectors to be in regular touch with organisations run by Missionaries of Charity to make sure that no inmate of such outfits suffer, especially from food and health-related issues.

“Wherever needed, funds from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) can be utilised for this purpose,” Patnaik asserted.

Worth mentioning, many Leprosy Homes and Orphanages are being run by Missionaries of Charity in the state.

Earlier on December 25,  the Centre froze all bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity, formed by Mother Teresa to help the needy. Sources close to the development said there were some complaints against the organisation and the Central government was keeping an eye on some of its bank accounts. The central government froze all the accounts of the organisation to carry on with the investigation.