Chief minister Naveen Patnaik launched a new scheme, ‘Mahaprayan’ under which dead bodies will be carried from hospitals free of cost.
Family members will be provided vehicles to carry the dead bodies of their relatives who die in hospitals to their homes free of cost under this scheme.
The scheme will be available at all the district headquarters hospitals and three medical colleges and hospitals in the State.
The chief minister also dedicated 100 bridges under Biju Setu Yojana and announced inclusion of three lakh beneficiaries under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana.