<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Nityananda Rai has said that the people of Odisha are happy with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's choice of Draupadi Murmu as the NDA's candidate for the post of President of India. In a brief interaction with the media on his arrival at the Bhubaneswar airport today, Mr. Rai said that he joins the people of Odisha in expressing gratitude to Mr. Modi for having chosen Ms. Murmu- daughter of Odisha and a woman from the tribal community. The minister is on a three day tour of the state beginning today.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">NDA's Presidential candidate Ms. Murmu is scheduled to visit Odisha tomorrow to seek support of the legislators of the state for her candidature.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">On the other hand, Minister of State for Minority Affairs John Barla appealed to the state government to implement the Ayushman Bharat Yojana in Odisha. Interacting with the press in Malkangiri in Odisha, the minister said that the joint effort of the centre and the state will ensure full delivery of the benefits of the schemes like the Ayushman Bharat and PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi to the beneficiaries in the state. </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>