Bhubaneswar: The state government has decided to hike the monthly assistance for folk artistes under ‘Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana’.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made this announcement while gracing the 48th ‘Pala Sammilani’ held in Keonjhar Sunday.
As per the decision, the pension for artistes in the age group of 40 to 80 years has been hiked from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000, said the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in a statement.
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Similarly, the state government has enhanced the monthly assistance for artistes above 80 years of age to Rs 3,500 from the existing Rs 2,500, according to the Chief Minister’s Office.