Bhubaneswar is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as Ekamra Kshetra. Bhubaneswar is dubbed the “Temple City” – a nickname earned because of the 700 temples which once stood here. It still boasts of a cluster of magnificent temples, constituting virtually a complete record of Kalinga architecture almost from its nascence to its culmination. With the diverse ranges of heritage resources, it showcases significant sacred cultural landscape components which have evolved with the support of available natural resource base and cultural trigger.
A registrar of companies is a public authority which is responsible for managing a companies register.
Khallikote University at Berhampur (KUB), is a collegiate state public university with intensive research activities established by Government of Odisha and recognised by the University Grant Commission (UGC).
The economy of Odisha is one of the fastest growing economy in India. According to 2014-15 economic survey, Odisha's gross state domestic product (GSDP) was expected to grow at 8.78%. Odisha has an agriculture-based economy which is in transition towards an industry and service-based economy. According to recent estimates, the size of Odisha's economy has increased by 122.27 per cent during the last six years in terms of the gross state domestic product (GSDP). Thereby, Odisha achieved an annual average growth rate of 6.23 per cent during that period. Odisha is also one of the top FDI destinations in India. In the fiscal year 2011–12, Odisha received investment proposals worth ₹49,527 crore. According to the Reserve Bank of India, It received ₹53,000 crore worth of new FDI commitments in the 2012-13 fiscal year.
Cuttack is one of the oldest & major cities in India and the former capital of the state of Odisha. Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) was established as a municipality in 4 June 1876. It was named as a corporation in 15 August 1994. This corporation covers an area of 192.5 km2 with a population above 14,54,328(Metro area). It includes road coverage of 783 km. with numerous drains of about 1729 km. It has set up 1,682 tube wells, 9,902 street lights, twelve medical dispensaries, one medical college cum hospital and forty-seven schools. It is now the financial centre of Odisha.
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is a board of education for public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.
Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha is a Board of Education imparting Senior Higher Secondary for public and private schools, Colleges under the State Government of Odisha, India.
Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC) is the only thermal power generating company owned by Government of Odisha. It was incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 on 14 November 1984. OPGC started as a solely owned Government Company of the state of Orissa. It owns and operates four units of power plant- 2 units of 210 MW each and 2 units of 660 MW each totalling a generation capacity of 1740 MW of power at Ib Thermal Power Station (ITPS), Banharpali in Jharsuguda District of Odisha.The generation from these units is committed to GRIDCO on the basis of a long-term Power Purchase Agreement.
Odisha State Road Transport Corporation or OSRTC is the state owned road transport corporation in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. It is acknowledged for its distinguished service for safe and lowest cost of operation with a fleet of 462 buses.
The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation or IDCO was established in the year 1981 under the Orissa Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation Act, 1980 for developing infrastructure facilities in the identified Industrial Estate/Areas for rapid and orderly establishment and growth of industries, trade and commerce. The Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) is the nodal agency for providing industrial infrastructure in the State of Odisha.
The Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited or IPICOL was incorporated on April 12, 1973 by the Government of Odisha to promote medium and large scale industries in the state by providing necessary support services including equity participation and long term financial assistance.
The Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation or ORHDC, was established on 19 August 1994 as a Public Sector Undertaking of Government of Odisha. Odisha Rural Housing & Development Corporation (ORHDC) acquired a certificate for Commencement of Business from Registrar of Companies, Orissa, on 23 September 1994.
The Odisha State Beverage Corporation or OSBC is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of Government of Odisha. The OSBC was established on 30 January 2001 with the right and privileges of wholesale trade and distribution of IMFL, Beer and country spirit in the State of Odisha. The Odisha State Beverages Corporation allows the licensed suppliers or manufactures to store their beverages stocks in OSBC warehouses on prepayment of excise duty and import fees.
The Cuttack Bhubaneswar Metro is a rapid transit system proposed for the cities Cuttack and Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
North Eastern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha or NESCO was incorporated as a Public Sector Company of Government of Odisha on 19 November 1997 to carry out the distribution and retail supply business of electricity in the entire North Eastern Odisha, 5 Districts of Odisha; Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Jajpur, and Bhadrak. Northern Electricity Supply Company of Odisha was incorporated under the Companies Act 1956 and started functioning as a subsidiary of Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO), a Government of Odisha Power Utility, from 26 November 1998 under Distribution and Retail Supply License.
Grid Corporation of Odisha or GRIDCO was incorporated as a Public Sector Undertaking of Government of Odisha on 20 April 1995 under the Companies Act 1956. Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) got the Certificate of Commencement of Business on 6 July 1995 and started functioning as a subsidiary of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission, a Government of Odisha Power Utility. Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) does business of transmission and bulk supply of electricity and other related activities under an exclusive license issued by Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission.
A government-owned enterprise in India is called a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) or a Public Sector Enterprise. These companies are wholly or partly owned by the Government of India or one of the many state or territorial governments or both together in parts. The officers working in these entities are gazetted officers. The company stock is majority-owned by the government in a PSU. PSUs are classified as Central public sector undertakings which are wholly or partly owned by Government of India or State Level public sector undertakings which are wholly or partly owned by state or territorial governments. In 1951, there were just 5 enterprises in the public sector in India, but in March 2019 this had increased to 348. These enterprises represented a total investment of about ₹16.41 lakh crore as on 31 March 2019. The total paid up capital as on 31 March 2019 stood at about ₹2.76 lakh crore. CPSEs have been earned revenue of about ₹25.43 lakh crore during the financial year 2018–19.
Āhār Yojanā is a food subsidisation program run by the Government of Odisha to provide cheap lunch to the urban poor at a price of five rupees inspired from the Amma Unavagam of Tamilnadu. It was inaugurated on April 1, 2015 by the Chief Minister of Odisha Navin Patnaik on Utkal Divas. The program provides meals in five major cities of Odisha. The actual cost of the food is around ₹ 20 but is subsidised to ₹ 5 with financial assistance from the Odisha Mining Corporation. It is targeted at more than 60,000 people per day.
Chakradharpur railway division is one of the four railway divisions under South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 14 April 1952 and its headquarter is located at Chakradharpur in West Singhbhum district of the state of Jharkhand of India.
Odisha Coal and Power Limited (OCPL) is a coal mining company owned by Government of Odisha. It was incorporated under the Companies Act 2013 on 20 January 2016. It has been allocated with two coal blocks in the state of Odisha by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India namely Manoharpur and Dipside of Manoharpur coal blocks in Sundergarh District of Odisha.
