{"id":4959,"date":"2026-02-11T15:26:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=4959"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:31:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:31:40","slug":"4959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/?p=4959","title":{"rendered":"Chief Secretary reaffirmed the State\u2019s commitment to placing mining-affected regions at the centre of Odisha\u2019s development trajectory."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>*A State-level Consultation Workshop on CM-SAMPADA initiative held under the Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bhubaneswar 11\/2\/2026<\/strong> [ADN] The Planning &amp; Convergence Department, Government of Odisha, organised a State-level Consultation Workshop on CM-SAMPADA initiative on 11th February 2026 in Bhubaneswar to gather insights and guidance for accelerated development of mining-affected regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CM-SAMPADA is a flagship initiative by the Planning &amp; Convergence Dept. aimed at ensuring accelerated development of mining-affected people through optimal utilisation of DMF funds. The initiative focuses on saturating priority interventions in health, nutrition, education and essential infrastructure across mining-affected districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529410-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529410-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529410-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529410-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529410.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop was convened under the Chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary Ms. Anu Garg&nbsp;in presence of&nbsp;&nbsp;Development Commissioner-cum-ACS Shri Deoranjan Kumar Singh with participation from 12 line departments and 11 DMF district Collectors. The consultation served as a structured forum to deliberate on proposed interventions and the way forward for its operationalisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chief Secretary&nbsp;&nbsp;Ms. Garg reaffirmed the State\u2019s commitment to placing mining-affected regions at the centre of Odisha\u2019s development trajectory. The Chief Secretary emphasised that&nbsp;CM-SAMPADA would require mining districts and departments to work together towards a shared vision of prosperity, wellness and equity. Emphasizing equity as a core priority, she called for accelerated development in mining villages to bridge existing gaps and ensure inclusive growth, supported by accountable and results-oriented implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Development Commissioner Shri Singh stated that mining is the backbone of Odisha\u2019s economy and he underscored the State\u2019s responsibility towards mining-affected communities. He stressed sustainability through skilling and entrepreneurship as essential to translating DMF resources into lasting improvements in quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529412-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529412-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529412-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529412-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/529412.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Districts and departments engaged in substantive dialogue on charting a clear and time-&nbsp;bound pathway towards saturation of government benefits in mining-affected villages, with&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a focus on aligning DMF resources to ensure comprehensive coverage of priority entitlements and services at the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feasibility and potential impact of interventions based on district specific context, challenges and unique mining-related conditions were also discussed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insights and guidance received will be used to refine the CM-SAMPADA framework on top of strengthened District-Department coordination through an outcome-oriented approach to further the vision of Viksit Odisha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*A State-level Consultation Workshop on CM-SAMPADA initiative held under the Chairpersonship of Chief Secretary Bhubaneswar 11\/2\/2026 [ADN] The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-34"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4959"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4966,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4959\/revisions\/4966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agamiduniya.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}