Bhubaneswar : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned ex-gratia of Rs15 lakh each to families of two journalists, who have died due to COVID-19.
Patnaik has announced the ex-gratia for Late Priyadarshi Pattnaik of Samaja, Ganjam and Late K Ratnam of News Today Pvt. Ltd, Gajapati.
BJD Media General Secretary (Media Affairs) Manas Mangaraj has thanked the Chief Minister for supporting the families of the scribes.