Basic Facts about Odisha

Basic Facts about Odisha

● State: 1 April 1936 (Utkala Dibasa)
● Capital: Bhubaneswar
● Number of District : 30
● Governor: Ganeshi Lal
● Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik
● High court: Orissa High Court
● Chief Justice:Justice Bibhu Prasad Routray (Took Oath in 11 November 2019)
● Members of the Legislative Assembly: 147
● Lok Sabha Seats : 21
● Rajya Sabha Seats : 10

State Symbols  

● State Animal: Sambar deer
● State Bird: Indian roller
● State Flower: Ashoka tree
● State Tree: Indian fig tree

● Every year on April 1, Odisha celebrates  Utkal Dibasa to mark the day the state was  born as a separate entity on linguistic basis.

● This year marks the 83rd Utkal Dibasa, or the  foundation day of Odisha.

● Odisha was born as a separate state on April  1, 1936, on linguistic basis.

● The state was carved out of the combined  Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province.