Kalahandi, YNN (Rajat Bansal): The School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond was felicitated by the Kalahandi District Primary Teachers Association at Prathamika Shikshak Bhawan in Bhawanipatna. The esteemed guests included Minister Nityananda Gond, Kalahandi MP Malvika Devi, Nabarangpur MLA Gourishkanar Majhi, former MP Arka Keshari Deo, Dharamgarh MLA Sudhir Ranjan Pattajoshi, state BJP secretary Ramesh Sahu, district BJP president Artatrana Mohapatra, Bhabendra Panda, and Nabarangpur District Prabhari Shakti Ranjan Shatapathy. The event was presided over by the association’s district president Birendra Bag.
District General Secretary Dhirendra Patnaik delivered the welcome address and laid out various demands of the teachers before the Minister. Contributions to the event were made by District Vice President Archana Mishra, Core Committee Member Dillip Khansama, Jogeswar Mishra, Amarendra Patnaik, District Treasurer Shiba Prasad Das, Joint Secretary Upendra Pradhan, Sadar Block Vice President Benudhar Biswal, Secretary Pradyumna Hota, Pitambar Sa, Dusmanta Majhi, Thuamul Rampur Block President Ajit Kumar Nayak, Narla Block President Minketan Sahu and Secretary Amit Sharma, Tapan Kumar Behera, and Rameswar Naik.
The coordination of the meeting was handled by Sadar Block President Madhusudan Pradhan. The program concluded with a vote of thanks from District Organizer Padma Naik. Officials and teachers from 13 blocks were in attendance at the programme.