The State Government has no plan for reconstitution of blocks now, informed Panchayti Raj and Drinking Water Minister Pratap Jena in the State Assembly on Tuesday.
Replying to a question of BJD MLA Prafulla Samal and additional questions of other members, the Minister said the number of blocks in the State has reached 314 since reconstitution started in 1958.
There is provision forrestructuring of blocks under the Section 15(1) of the Odisha Panchayat Samiti Act 1959.
The Government has received proposals from various districts for reconstitution of 327 blocks, including at Hindol, Badchana, Korai, Badasahi and Loisinga, as of now.
The Government would examine these proposals, the Minister said. Among others, Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Cong), Santosh Singh Saluja (Cong), Sanatan Bijuli (BJP) and Bhupinder Singh (BJD) put additional questions.