Like all the other states of India, the administration of the state of Orissa is headed by the honorable Governor. The state has a single legislative assembly with 147 seats. The elected members of the legislature are conducted in the house by the chosen speaker who serves his term till his successor is chosen. The chief minister works with the aid of the council of ministers. The party who wins with the majority of votes in the state forms the government in Orissa which continues for five years unless the government loses its vote of confidence prior to the completion of the term. The judicial system of the state of Orissa is conducted by the subsidiary courts headed by the High Court in Cuttack. Bhubaneswar is the capital city of the state and is the seat of administration. The state has been divided into smaller administrative units called the districts which are headed by the collector. While administration in the cities is supervised by the municipal governments, the panchayat form of administration works in the villages of Orissa.
The government of Orissa is marked by the ideals of democracy, secularism, liberty and sovereignty.
The following are the links to the Orissa Government:
- Legislature of Orissa
- Orissa Executive
- Judiciary of Orissa
- Orissa Government Departments
- Population of Orissa
- Orissa Languages
