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.
[1] This organization is highly criticized by politicians, and members of the civil society as it has failed to live up to the expectations.
[2] Many says that formation of the Western Orissa Development Council is an acknowledgement of regional imbalance,[3] and term it as "rehabilitation platform" for the ruling party.
[citation needed] The Odisha State Legislative Assembly demanding removal of the chairperson of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) and its expert members.