Odisha's Education and Tribal Affairs Minister Nityananda Gond appealed to all the members of the department to cooperate and take responsibility for working for the welfare of the state. He said that the dropout rate in the state is high and we need to work on reducing it.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Suresh Pujari, Rabinarayan Naik, Nityananda Gond, and Krushna Chandra Patra took oath as ministers under Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led cabinet in Odisha in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.