Bhubaneswar: The assets of Panchayati Raj Minister Pratap Jena have grown by Rs 42 lakh in a year. Jena owns total properties worth Rs 10.35 crore and has taken a home loan of Rs 30 lakh during 2019-20 financial year.
As per the property declaration by Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, he is having two revolvers and a rifle. He also owns over 80 commercial vehicles.
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain owns movable assets worth Rs 43.25 lakh while his wife owns movable assets worth Rs 1.09 crore. The immovable properties of Swain stand at Rs 1.60 crore, of which the lion’s share remains in the name of his wife. He is also having a loan of Rs 20.32 lakh.
The net asset of Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari till March 31 of 2020 stood at Rs 4.24 crore, registering a rise of Rs 31 lakh as compared to the previous year’s properties.
Similarly, Minister of State, Home Dibya Shankar Mishra has declared that he has properties worth Rs 7.31 crore till March last year.
On the other hand, Sports and Information Technology Minister Tusharkanti Behera is having properties worth Rs 32 lakh, which include a 4,830 sq ft plot at Chandaka on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, a car worth Rs 5 lakh and 140 grams of gold.
Similarly, Women and Child Development Minister Tukuni Sahu is having immovable properties worth Rs 1.94 crore and six vehicles among other movable properties.
Likewise, School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash was having 27 landed properties and two houses till March last year.
Addressing the first meeting of the newly-constituted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) State Council last month, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had said, “Starting from sarpanch, block chairman, Zilla Parishad president, vice-president, MLAs, minister and the Chief Minister will furnish their property details every year. It will be put in public domain.”