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Biju Janata Dal won a huge victory in the 2014 general election, securing 20 of the 21 Odishan Lok Sabha seats and 117 of the 147 Odisha Legislative Assembly seats. [10] They were re-elected to power in Odisha in 2019, winning 112 of the 147 seats in the Odisha state assembly; however, their seats in the Lok Sabha were reduced to 12.
By means of the standing committees, the corporation undertakes urban planning and maintains roads, government-aided schools, hospitals and municipal markets. [4] As Bhubaneswar's apex body, the corporation discharges its functions through the mayor-in-council, which comprises a mayor, a deputy mayor, and other elected members of the BMC.
Das was elected to the 14th Odisha Legislative Assembly with 62,663 votes. [1] He was then elected to the 15th Odisha Legislative Assembly for his second term. [2] [3] He was also elected to the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive term. [4] [5] At the time of his death, he served as the state's Minister of Health and ...
The Ministry of Revenue and Disaster Management is a ministry of the Government of Odisha.It is responsible for preparing annual plans for the development of Odisha state. . It also oversees the transfer of immovable properties, administration of the registration offices and overseeing the agencies responsible for providing relief to the people affected by various natural and man-made calamitie
Odisha has 485 kilometres (301 mi) of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east, from Balasore to Malkangiri. [1] It is the 9th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census. [2] Seal of Odisha
The United Nations (UN) defines Civil Registration as: “The continuous, permanent, compulsory, and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events (live births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces) and other civil status events pertaining to the population as provided by decree, law or regulation, in ...
Provide public transportation to remote areas of Odisha. [69] Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana (BKKY) November 2013: Agriculture: Health Insurance: Health insurance scheme for the farmers in the state of Odisha. [70] Mamata scheme: 5 September 2011: Women & Child Development: Health care: Monetary support for pregnant women and lactating mothers [71 ...
His grandfather was a well-to-do landowner and the chief of his village, but died young at the age of 28.The family then lost all their property due to British Government imposed ‘Sunset laws’ for tax collection from the people of Odisha. Consequently, Nilakantha's father Ananda Das could not pursue higher education, but he was a man of ...