Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the upcoming census operation, the Odisha government on Sunday initiated significant step and announced a deadline for the reorganisation of administrative boundaries.
An official notification, issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, has set June 30, 2025 as the cut-off date for completion of the administrative boundary restructuring process in the state.
Sources said that the move is aimed at ensuring a smooth and accurate conduct of the census operation in the state.
The reorganisation will cover all levels of administrative units — including districts, sub-divisions, tehsils, revenue villages, and urban local bodies (ULBs). The decision has been communicated to all relevant departments and field-level officials, who have been instructed to complete any ongoing or proposed changes in boundaries by the given deadline.
From July 1, 2025 onwards, no further alterations to administrative boundaries will be permitted until the completion of the census exercise.
“The State Government do hereby allow changes of administrative boundaries of the Districts, Sub-Divisions, Tahasils, Revenue Villages and also Urban Local Bodies so fixed including boundaries fixed under any law for the time being in force, before 30th June, 2025. The boundaries of administrative units for ensuing Census will be frozen on Ist July, 2025,” read the official notification.
