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{{infobox government
| government_name = [[Government of Odisha]]
| image = [[File:Seal of Odisha.png|frameless|upright]]
| division_type = [[Seat of government|Seat of Government]]
| division = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| leader_type = [[Governor (India)|Governor]]
| leader_title = [[Ganeshi Lal]]
| leader_type2 = [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]]
| leader_title2 = [[Naveen Patnaik]], ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]])
| leader_type4 = [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]]
| leader_title4 = Shri Suresh Chandra Mahapatra,

[[Indian Administrative Services|IAS]]
| legislature_label = [[State legislative assemblies of India|Assembly]]
| legislature = {{ubl|[[Odisha Legislative Assembly]]|}}
| speaker_label = [[List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairmen|Speaker]]
| speaker = Surjya Narayan Patro, ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]])
| deputy_speaker_label = [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]]
| deputy_speaker = Rajani Kant Singh, ([[Biju Janata Dal|BJD]])
| members_in_assembly_label = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members in Assembly]]
| members_in_assembly = 147
| branch4 = [[Judiciary of India|Judiciary]]
| court_name = [[High courts of India|High Court]]
| court = [[Orissa High Court]]
| chief_justice_label = [[List of current Indian chief justices|Chief Justice]]
| chief_justice = [[S. Muralidhar]]
}}
[[File:ORISSA SECRETARIAT.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Secretariat of Odisha, Bhubaneswar]]
[[File:p5kS-Odp_400x400.jpg|frameless|upright|right]]
The government of the Indian state of [[Odisha]] and its [[Districts of Odisha|30 districts]] consists of an [[executive branch|executive]], led by the [[List of Governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]], a [[judiciary]], and a [[legislative]] branch.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]], appointed by the [[President of India]] on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. [[Bhubaneswar]] is the capital of Odisha, and houses the [[Vidhan Sabha]] (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The [[Orissa High Court]], located in [[Cuttack]], has jurisdiction over the whole state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/hcourts.htm |title=Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts |access-date=2008-05-12 |publisher=Eastern Book Company}}</ref>

The present Legislative Assembly of Odisha is [[unicameral]], consisting of [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha|147]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/ORISSA.htm |title=Orissa Legislative Assembly |access-date=2008-05-12 |work=Legislative Bodies in India |publisher=National Informatics Centre, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516065835/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/ORISSA.htm |archive-date=16 May 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The state of Odisha is represented at the centre by its 21 Member of Parliaments in the Lok Sabha and 10 Member of Parliaments in Rajya Sabha. There are 21 Lok Sabha constituencies from which candidates gets elected in the General Election to the Lok Sabha. The Members of Rajya Sabha were elected and / or nominated by the Member of Legislative Assembly through their parent political parties.

==Departments==
{| class="wikitable"
! Department
! Minister
|----
|Home, General Administration & Public Grievances and any other Departments specifically not assigned
|[[Naveen Patnaik]] ([[Chief Minister of Odisha]])
|----
|Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development, Higher Education
|Arun Kumar Sahoo ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
| Forest & Environment,
Parliamentary Affairs
|Bikram Keshari Arukha ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Health & Family Welfare
|Naba Kishore Das ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Finance, Excise
|[[Niranjan Pujari]] ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Planning & Convergence, Commerce & Transport
|Padmanabha Behera ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Steel & Mines, Works
|Prafulla Kumar Mallik ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, Law, Housing & Urban Development
|Pratap Jena ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Co-operation
|Ranendra Pratap Swain ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Revenue & Disaster Management
|Sudam Marndi ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Rural Development, Labour & Employees' State Insurance
|Susanta Singh ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Women & Child Development and Mission Shakti
|Smt. Tukuni Sahu ([[Minister (government)|Cabinet Minister]])
|----
|Science & Technology, Public Enterprises, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disability
|Ashok Chandra Panda [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Energy, Industries, Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Home
|Dibya Shankar Mishra [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]] & [[Minister (government)|Minister of State]] for Home
|----
|S.T. & S.C. Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare
|Jagannath Sarka [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Tourism, Odia Language, Literature & Culture
|Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts
|Smt. Padmini Dian [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Skill Development & Technical Education
|Premananda Nayak [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Water Resources, Information & Public Relations
|Raghunandan Das [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|School & Mass Education
|Samir Ranjan Das [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|----
|Electronics & Information Technology, Sports & Youth Affairs
|Tusharkanti Behera [[Minister (government)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[Legislative Assembly of Odisha]]
* [[List of constituencies of Odisha Vidhan Sabha]]
* [[Make in Odisha]]
* [[Invest Odisha]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.odisha.gov.in}}

{{Government of India by state or territory}}
{{Odisha}}

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