Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced on Sunday the creation of seven new municipalities and sixteen new Notified Area Councils (NACs) throughout Odisha in a significant move to improve grassroots governance. The statement was made at the Railway Auditorium in Bhubaneswar during the festivities of Local Self-Governance Day.
The statement states that in order to improve civic administration and infrastructure development in expanding urban and semi-urban regions, newly established NACs and municipalities would be established throughout different districts.
List of New Notified Area Councils (NACs):
- Balangir: Loisingha
- Bargarh: Sohela
- Cuttack: Badamba, Narasinghpur, Salepur
- Dhenkanal: Gondia
- Ganjam: Jagannathprasad, Patrapur
- Jajpur: Chandikhole
- Kalahandi: Narla, Jayapatna
- Khordha: Tangi
- Koraput: Borigumma
- Mayurbhanj: Kaptipada, Jashipur, Rasgovindpur
List of New Municipalities:
- Mayurbhanj: Karanjia
- Boudh: Boudh
- Ganjam: Bhanjanagar, Aska, Chhatrapur, Kabisuryanagar, Polasara
The state government stated that the move is aimed at promoting efficient urban governance and ensuring better access to basic services such as sanitation, water supply, road infrastructure, and waste management.
