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Odisha announces Rs 30k monthly honorarium for Padma awardees

The Odisha government has announced to give a monthly honorarium of Rs 30,000 to the Padma award recipients.

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Odisha announces Rs 30k monthly honorarium for Padma awardees 

Odisha announces Rs 30k monthly honorarium for Padma awardees

The Odisha government on Saturday announced that it would extend a monthly honorarium of Rs 30,000 to the Padma award recipients.

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Informing about the decision, the government issued a press release.

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As per the release, Chief Minister Mohan Majhi took the decision to provide the monthly honorarium to the Padma awardees. 

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“With this decision, all the 55 living Padma awardees of the state will get an honorarium of Rs 30,000 per month. This will cost Rs 2 crore per year,” read the release.

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