Odisha seeks Bhubaneswar’s inclusion under HRIDAY plan

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Aug 21, 2014 at 3:02 PM Updated On : Aug 21, 2014 at 4:42 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
New Delhi, Aug 21:

The Odisha government today urged the Centre to include Bhubaneswar under its National Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana ( HRIDAY).

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Ashok C Panda, Minister, Culture & Tourism

Placing his demands at the meeting of the state tourism ministers in New Delhi, state Tourism and Culture minister Ashok Panda also urged the Centre to include Puri under the Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) Yojana.

The minister also pitched for inclusion of Odisha in the five proposed Buddhist circuits in the country.

Panda also requested the Centre to release more financial assistance to the state for Nabakalebara festival in Puri scheduled next year.