Bhubaneswar, July 21: The Biju Patnaik Sports Award will not be rebranded said Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday.
A day after the State government renamed the Biju Patnaik Sports Award as 'Odisha Rajya Krida Samman’, Chief Minister asserted it today that the coveted award which was instituted after the name of Biju Patnaik will remain as it is.
Addressing the media, Majhi said that renaming the Biju Patnaik Spots Award as the Rajya Krida Samman was not officially approved.The contribution of Biju Babu to Odisha will remain memorable forever. Thus, the Biju Patnaik Sports Award will continue as earlier
Worth mentioning, the Sports and Youth Services Department earlier on Friday had issued guidelines for the Rajya Krida Samman’ wherein it was mentioned that the nomenclature of the award will be refurbished.