Bhubaneswar, May 26 -- Odisha Minister Rabi Narayan Naik on Monday laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art 450-seat auditorium at the campus of the State Institute for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR) in Bhubaneswar in a step towards strengthening grassroots governance and institutional capacity in the State.
The auditorium, to be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 32 crore, is expected to emerge as a premier centre for training, governance reforms and leadership development for elected representatives, Panchayati Raj functionaries and government officials across the state.
The new facility would play a pivotal role in enhancing democratic decentralisation, institutional efficiency and knowledge-sharing at the g...