Special Development Councils of Previous BJD Govt Dissolved by CM Mohan Majhi

Bhubaneswar: Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi dissolved all the 23 Special Development Councils (SDCs) on Wednesday.

It is alleged that the BJD leaders were appointed as chairman and members of these councils at the time.

They were established by the previous BJD government to preserving tribal culture, traditions, heritage, and identity.

The previous BJD government had initially formed the SDCs in nine tribal-dominated districts – Maurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Koraput – in 2017 in order to ensure the development of the areas through its welfare schemes.

In 2023, the Naveen Patnaik government formed SDCs in 14 more districts apparently with an eye on the 2024 elections.