Action Taken Report on The Revised Long-Term Action Plan for the KBK Districts of Orissa

Abstract

From Overview: The region comprising of the old Kalahandi, Bolangir and Koraput districts situated in the southern and western part of Orissa is popularly known as the “KBK Districts”. These three districts have been reorganized since 1992-93 into eight districts, namely, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Bolangir, Sonepur, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Rayagada comprising of 80 blocks, 1171 Gram Panchayats and 12,104 villages. This area has become the centre of attention owing to the high levels of poverty and consequent adverse effects on the quality of the life of the people of the region.