Bhubaneswar: Rural Development department principal secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh paid a courtesy visit to the newly-appointed Rural Development Minister Rabi Narayan Naik here, Sunday. Singh briefed the minister on important issues and strategic steps laid down to advance the rural development agenda. He said that the department attaches great importance to the implementation of ongoing projects, new policy initiatives aimed at increasing rural infrastructure and participation of stakeholders in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Naik is also in charge of Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water departments.
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