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100			_aRatha, Keshab Chandra _926630
245			_aDeciphering regional disparity in western Odisha: Looking through the prism of history
260			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
300			_a66(2), Jun, 2020: p.240-255
520			_aWestern Odisha has experienced hardships as the most backward region in the state of Odisha in all domains. The discrimination in terms of infrastructure, poverty reduction, literacy, education and health in this region by the successive governments of Odisha, establishment of institutions like Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) with its headquarters at Bhubaneswar with a small fraction of budget, less representation of people in decision-making bodies create a feeling of neglect and deprivation. The major thrust of this paper is to explore the multifarious factors causing the regional disparity in Western Odisha. It is only through mass awareness, empathetic, soft corner attitude of both central and state governments, involvement of NGOs, civil society organisations and change in power structure of the Koshal region regional balance in the state can be ensured. – Reproduced
650			_aRegional disparity, Cultural identity, Economic exploitation, Coastal conspiracy _925198
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
906			_aECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - ODISSA
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