Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated State's four brave children, who received national bravery awards for the year 2018.

Jhili Bagh, Ranjita Majhi, Biswajit Puhan and Situ Mallick were among 21 brave children including eight girls nominated by the Centre for the award on the occasion of Republic Day on Jan 26.

They were felicitated at the State Secretariat on Tuesday for receiving the national bravery awards.

Lauding these four brave hearts for showing an instance of courage, Patnaik presented them filigree items as gift and Rs 1 lakh cheque each.