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Odisha Prepares for Local Self‑Government Day, ACS Usha Padhee Leads Review
✍️ Pragativadi
🗓 29 Aug 2026, 05:23 AM
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The state of Odisha is gearing up for Local Self‑Government Day, with ACS Usha Padhee heading a comprehensive review of the celebrations, reports Pragativadi.
Odisha’s administration has announced a series of activities to mark Local Self‑Government Day, an event that highlights the role of panchayats and urban local bodies in grassroots governance. The review meeting, chaired by Assistant Chief Secretary Usha Padhee, examined the schedule of cultural programmes, public awareness drives and coordination mechanisms among district officials.
Padhee emphasized the need for active citizen participation and outlined steps to ensure that the day’s events reinforce the principles of decentralisation. Officials from various departments were instructed to finalize logistics, including venue arrangements in district headquarters and the dissemination of informational material in regional languages.
The state government hopes that the observance will not only celebrate the achievements of local self‑government institutions but also encourage greater transparency and accountability at the village and town levels.
Padhee emphasized the need for active citizen participation and outlined steps to ensure that the day’s events reinforce the principles of decentralisation. Officials from various departments were instructed to finalize logistics, including venue arrangements in district headquarters and the dissemination of informational material in regional languages.
The state government hopes that the observance will not only celebrate the achievements of local self‑government institutions but also encourage greater transparency and accountability at the village and town levels.