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Majhi sets up task force for formation of South Odisha Development Council
The Morning Standard
|December 03, 2024
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday set the process of formation of South Odisha Development Council in motion by announcing a 13-member high-level task force headed by School and Mass Education minister Nityanand Gond to finalise the roadmap and modalities for the body.
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Formation of SODC and North Odisha Development Council (NODC) was among the top promises of the BJP in the 2024 elections. Announcing the task force, the chief minister said the panel has been mandated to start its work immediately and submit its report within 30 days. The task force w
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