Finance
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Sunday the creation of seven new municipalities and sixteen new Notified Area Councils (NACs) throughout Odisha in a significant move to improve grassroots governance.
The statement was made at the Railway Auditorium in Bhubaneswar during the festivities of Self-Governance Day.
The statement states that in order to improve civic administration and infrastructure development in expanding urban and semi-urban areas, newly established NACs and municipalities would be established throughout different districts.
List of New Notified Area Councils (NACs):
- Balangir: Loisingha
- Bargarh: Sohela
- Cuttack: Badamba, Narasinghpur, Salepur
- Dhenkanal: Gondia
- Ganjam: Jagannathprasad, Patrapur
- Jajpur: Chandikhole
- Kalahandi: Narla, Jayapatna
- Khordha: Tangi
- Koraput: Borigumma
- Mayurbhanj: Kaptipada, Jashipur, Rasgovindpur
List of New Municipalities:
- Mayurbhanj: Karanjia
- Boudh: Boudh
- Ganjam: Bhanjanagar, Aska, Chhatrapur, Kabisuryanagar, Polasara
According to the state government, the action is intended to improve access to essential services including waste management, water supply, road infrastructure, and sanitation as well as to encourage effective urban governance.
