In a landmark move toward equitable resource utilisation, the Government of Odisha hosted a state-level workshop to unpack the groundbreaking findings of a concurrent evaluation on the functioning of District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) and the implementation of DMF projects in the mining-heavy districts of Angul, Jajpur, and Jharsuguda.

Chaired by Anu Garg, IAS, Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Odisha, the event—organised by the Planning and Convergence Department—drew senior officials, including Commissioner-cum-Secretaries from the Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water (PR&DW) Department, Rural Development (RD) Department, and Skill Development & Technical Education (SD&TE) Department. Also in attendance were Special Secretaries, Additional Secretar

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