been taking all these decisions since being appointed as chairperson of mo school abhiyan in august 2019 under her able leadership and guidance the mo school abhiyan has reached all gram panchayats blocks and districts about 35000 schools covering all districts of the state have benefited under this transformative programmesasmita rani samantaprof sasmita rani samanta is currently donning the mantle of professor of commerce and management and pro vicechancellor of kiit university bhubaneswar her academic areas of interest and specialisation include organisational behaviour and human development and leadership samantas illustrious academic career is manifested in such distinctions as phd management a stanford lead alumni and stanford distinguished scholar from stanford graduate school of business stanford university usa fellow of royal society of arts and fellow of computer society of india her rich academic accomplishments and long administrative experience have made her an ardent believer in leading from the front with humancentric values for imparting distinct identity to any institution of real substance her professional and social commitments provide a muchneeded source of inspiration to her colleagues to pursue academic excellence tempered with societal concerns and aspirationspadma shri aruna mohantyrenowned odissi danseuse and revered guru aruna mohanty is known for her remarkable contribution to odissi dance and choreography she has a strong background of receiving training under the tutelage of several stalwarts of this classical dance form and odissi music from the best of the musicians for a hugely successful career for more than five decades and for her exceptional contribution to odissi dance she has been conferred with padma shri award by the government of india she has also got the state sangeet natak akademi award along with many other accolades her mesmerising dance choreography and infusion of art to portray contemporary social issues have yielded her a lot of appreciation across the globe bijaya jenaveteran actress and national awardwinning film director bijaya jena is known among odia film lovers of the 1980s and 90s by the moniker dolly jena those who have watched odia films like hakim babu jaga balia ashara akash would certainly remember her acting prowess unlike many odia actresses of her time she was also active in the hindi film and television world she has acted in popular films like razia sultana the naxalites and several others she has also acted in a british film the deceiver she has a diploma in film acting from film and television institute of india her directorial debut tara an odia film brought her the national award for best director she has also won the state award as best actress for her role in jaga balia her keen sense of observation and film appreciation have been recognised at global level shreemayee mishrashreemayee mishra is the chairman of odisha tourism development corporation and her contribution to this sector has been immense in the last few years tourism sector has been badly affected by the ongoing covid19 crisis but its for her strong and innovative leadership abilities that have brought