Western Odisha Development Council

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Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) is an administrative set-up established by the government of Odisha on 11 November 1998. This council was particularly established to bring development in the backward western Odisha region.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wodcorissa.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204081417/http://wodcorissa.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 December 2003|title=Official website|website=www.wodcorissa.org}} This organization is highly criticized by politicians, and members of the civil society as it has failed to live up to the expectations.[https://archive.today/20120518002413/http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Congress+MP+demands+separate+W+Orissa+state&artid=c9yWS5msdWc=&SectionID=mvKkT3vj5ZA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=nUFeEOBkuKw=&SEO=] Many says that formation of the Western Orissa Development Council is an acknowledgement of regional imbalance,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}} and term it as "rehabilitation platform" for the ruling party.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}} The Odisha State Legislative Assembly demanding removal of the chairperson of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) and its expert members.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}