
Odisha Plans Panchayat Restructure Ahead of 2027 Elections
Published on: Aug. 13, 2025, 4:20 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The Odisha government intends to restructure gram panchayats ahead of the 2027 panchayati raj elections, as revealed by PR&DW Minister Rabi Narayan Naik. This follows Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati's advice to analyze panchayat structures for better decentralization and state funding. The review also covered various rural development schemes.