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Grassroots Excellence: Decentralized Governance and Rural Transformation The Union Ministry of Panchayati Raj officially declared the winners of the National Panchayat Awards 2025, celebrating exceptional local bodies th...
Odisha has emerged as the best-performing State in completing houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2.0, as of 8 May 2026, and held first place in completion performance from March 2025 to March 2026. PM...
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2024 place Odisha at the top for violent crime rate, with 161.6 victims per lakh population; Bihar came second with 83. Odisha registered 75,403 violent crime cases, the f...
PMGSY-IV: A New Era for Rural Connectivity in OdishaIn May 2026, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Ministry of Rural Development, launched the 4th phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV) in Rayagada...
The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 for 2023-24. PAI measures Gram Panchayat progress by converting the 17 SDGs into 9 Localised SDG themes. Version 2.0 used over 150 ind...
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase IV: Transforming Odisha's Rural LandscapeOn May 1, 2026, the Union Minister for Rural Development officially launched the fourth phase of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY...
Preserving the Idital Murals: The Legacy of Lanjia Saora The Lanjia Saora community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) residing in the forested hills of Odisha (Rayagada and Gajapati districts), is making sig...
e-SafeHER Initiative: Securing the Digital Journey of Rural Women In a significant move to bridge the digital gender gap and ensure online safety, the Government of India has launched the e-SafeHER Cyber Security Awarene...
KITG 2026: Celebrating Indigenous Talent in Chhattisgarh The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 concluded in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with Karnataka being crowned the overall champions. The event was a major ini...
Odisha Police and Uttarakhand Police have been conferred the President's Police Colour, the highest honour that can be given to a police force in India.The honour recognises distinguished service by a force, and it entit...
The Government of India has appointed renowned sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik as the Brand Ambassador for India Census 2027.In this role, he is expected to help spread public awareness about the census and encourage ever...
Utkal Divas, also called Odisha Foundation Day, is observed on April 1 to commemorate the formation of Odisha. The state came into being on 1 April 1936, when Odia-speaking areas spread across various provinces of Britis...
