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Even after the change of government in Odisha, District Planning Committee (DPC) chairpersons have not been appointed. During the BJD regime, Ministers and MLAs used to hold these posts. However, after the BJP came to power, they removed the earlier appointees but have not filled the vacancies with new appointments.
As a result, for the past 15 months, development work in several districts has faced hurdles. Raising the issue in the Assembly, Opposition members questioned the government, to which the Chief Minister responded that the selection process would be completed soon. Meanwhile, political sparring between ruling and opp...