Naveen announces outreach prog, says will call people to get

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced a public outreach programme in which he and other ministers will ring up people to get their views on governance.

To ensure better service delivery to the people, the "Mo Sarkar" (My Government) programme will be launched on the Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 next, he said.

Patnaik also stepped up the demand for inclusion of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violence in the preamble of the Constitution saying it will enhance the pride of Indian democracy abroad.

After hoisting the national Tri-colour at the 73rd Independence Day function here, he said, "The Mo Sarkar programme will be based on five Ts - Transparency, Teamwork, Technology, Time and Transformation - to make the government more accountable and responsive."
Noting that the world is celebrating the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi this year, he said, "I have been demanding inclusion of non-violence in the preamble of our Constitution. I reiterate it. This will further enhance the pride of our democracy across the whole world."
Asserting that all villages in Odisha have been electrified, Patnaik said if anyone is yet to get electricity connection in his house, he should apply to the