Bhubaneswar: The word Sankalp (promise) has often been the most violated term in Indian political lingua franca. Printed on glossy manifestos, displayed on glittering hoardings, and blared across loudspeakers during electoral campaigns, this is only to be buried in the dust of post-election amnesia.

In a clean break, the 2024 Sankalp Patra of the BJP Odisha delivered a political anomaly. Under the decisive leadership of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, promises were not reduced to populist poetry, but honoured like sacred oaths.

One year of the Mohan government is not a tale of slogans, but a report card of deliverance. In the last year, the Mohan government has successfully rewritten the growth story of Odisha with the ink of integrity, resolve, and action.

“Zero tolerance against corruption” was not just a catchy phrase for Chief Minister Mohan Majhi. In fact it became an operating system. Within 100 days of coming to power, 71 corruption cases were filed, 58 officials were arrested, including high-ranking Class-I officers. By March 2025, the rot had been ripped out: 159 corrupt officers dismissed or forced to retire.

But it was not just about catching thieves. It was about building deterrents. Assets worth Rs 59.47 crore were seized. Another Rs 170 crore has been earmarked to strengthen the anti-graft infrastructure of the State. Moreover, a Vigilance Forensic Science Institute is in the works.

Then came the surgical strike on the cheating mafia. The Odisha Public Examinations Act, 2024, now ensures recruitment sanctity. The business of selling question papers and buying jobs is long past. The new Odisha is not hiring corrupt minds; it is hiring clean hands.

For decades, Odisha’s mineral wealth fattened private coffers. But the amendment of Odisha District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Rules, 2025, made sure that mining funds no longer vanish into bureaucratic black holes. Every rupee is now bound to benefit those it was meant for — families in the blast zones of mining belts.

A Programme Management Unit now audits legacy misuse, a saturation approach ensures visible impact within five kilometres of the mining zones.

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