Odisha issues notification to form special development council

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government, on Thursday, issued notification for establishment of special development councils in nine tribal dominated districts in the State.

Mayurbhanj, Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Kandhamal, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangapur are the nine districts where the tribals councils will be formed.

Conservation and propagation of tribal culture, tradition and practices, identification of tribal resources and promotion of tribal language and dialects are some of the key objectives of the development councils.

Headquarters of each of the special development council will be at the district headquarters. Besides, each council will have a chairperson belonging to the tribal community who will be given status of a minister of state.

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