Odisha CM Directs Govt Officials, BJD Leaders To Disclose Assets

In a move to curb corruption, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik on December 21 made it mandatory for all government officials to disclose property details in the public domain. The CM also mandated all elected BJD representatives in the state, from Sarpanch to the CM, to declare their property details. He said Odisha will be the first state to implement such measure, wherein all the property details will be shared with "powerful" Lokayukta (ombudsman).