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The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.
Odisha (English: / ə ˈ d ɪ s ə /, Odia: ⓘ), formerly Orissa (/ ɒ ˈ r ɪ s ə, ɔː-, oʊ-/ the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area , and the eleventh-largest by population , with over 41 million inhabitants.
The Odisha Police abbreviated as either OP or OPS, is the law enforcement agency for the state of Odisha in India. It is headquartered in Cuttack , the former capital of Odisha. [2] The Odisha Police is headed by a Director General of Police , currently Sunil Kumar Bansal, IPS and falls under the purview of the state's Home Department of the ...
Bhubaneswar ( Odia: [ˈbʱubɔneswɔɾɔ] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha, located in the Khordha district. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Chakra Kshetra and Ekamra Kshetra (Area adorned with a mango tree). [9] Bhubaneswar is dubbed the "Temple City", a nickname earned ...
The Government of Odisha in India has come up with various programs called schemes ( yojana) from time to time for the people of the State. This is a list of some of the major ones. State implementations of national schemes (e.g. National Nutrition Mission ( Ministry of Women and Child Development ); The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 ...
Act no. 08 of 2012. Bill citation. [1] The Odisha Right to Public Services Act, 2012 is an Act of Odisha Legislative Assembly to cover various guarantees under a single umbrella at the state level. The idea is to generate a demand for services, and to provide citizens with a platform for getting their grievances redressed in a time bound manner.
Geography of Odisha. Odisha is situated in eastern coast on Bay of Bengal. Map of the coastline around Chilka Lake. Satellite view of the Mahanadi River near Subarnapur, in Subarnapur district of Odisha. Here the Mahanadi curves around the Garhjat Hills before entering the Utkal Plains.
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation or BMC is the local urban governing body of the city of Bhubaneswar in the Indian state of Odisha. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. This civic administrative body administers an area of 161 ...