A total of 601 new gram panchayats (GPs) have been constituted and, after the reconstitution process, the number of GP has increased to 6, 812 in the State.
law Minister Dr Arun Kumar Sahu informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MlA Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Tuesday.
While Bahinipati wanted to know whether gram panchayats have been reconstituted for political gains and in violation of guidelines, the Minister said, “RP reconstitution has been done on the basis of geographical
area, population, administrative requirements and basic needs of people. Prevailing guidelines have not been violated.”
The Minister informed that 601 new GPs were reconstituted out of w706 proposals received by the Government. As many as 178 cases have filed in the Odisha High Court after the reconstitution, he said.