Odisha Secretariat (Sachivalaya) renamed Lok Seva Bhawan

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced in the State Assembly that the Odisha Secretariat (Sachivalaya) building in Bhubaneswar will now be called ‘Lok Seva Bhawan’.

This was announced by Patnaik while replying to a debate on the demands of the Home and General Administration departments in the Assembly.

“I am highly indebted to people of our state and will continue to work hard to fulfill the aspirations of our people. In a democracy people are masters and we all exist to serve them. I would like to use this opportunity to announce that ‘Sachivalaya’ or ‘Secretariat’ will be called ‘Lok Seva Bhawan’,” he said.

The Odisha secretariat building was inaugurated on November 12, 1959, by the then Union Home Minister Govind Ballabh Pant.

Observing that the people of Odisha had blessed the BJD government for the fifth consecutive time because of the faith they have reposed in their governance model, Chief Minister said he will continue to work hard to fulfill the aspirations of the people.

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