As the nation prepares to celebrate the 79th Independence Day, Odisha is set for a grand and coordinated display of patriotism.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will hoist the National Flag and take the salute at the state-level parade in the capital city of Bhubaneswar on 15 August 2026.
In a clear signal of inclusive leadership, Deputy Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers have been assigned to hoist the Tricolour in 15 districts, while senior administrative officers will lead the celebrations in the remaining districts.
Deputy CM K.V. Singh Deo will unfurl the National Flag in Kalahandi, while Deputy CM Pravati Parida will do the honours in Sundargarh.
Thirteen other ministers will take charge in key districts:
- Suresh Pujari – Kataka
- Rabi Narayan Naik – Anugola
- Nityananda Gond – Malkangiri
- Krushna Chandra Patra – Sambalpur
- Prithiviraj Harichandan – Ganjam
- Dr Mukesh Mahaling – Rayagada
- Bibhuti Bhusan Jena – Kandhamal
- Dr Krushna Chandra Mahapatra – Khordha
- Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia – Puri
- Suryabanshi Suraj – Balangir
- Pradeep Bal Samanta – Baleshwar
- Gokulananda Mallik – Gajapati
- Sampad Chandra Swain – Koraput
In the remaining districts, the responsibility shifts to senior bureaucrats. The Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Division) will hoist the flag in Jagatsinghpur, while the RDC (Southern Division) will do so in Berhampur (Brahmapur).
District Collectors will lead the ceremonies in Baragada, Bhadrak, Boudh, Debagada, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kendrapada, Kendujhar, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagada, Nuapada and Sonpur. The Additional District Magistrate of Rourkela will unfurl the flag in the steel city.
The official list, released by the Chief Minister’s Office on Monday, reflects a deliberate effort to ensure that the spirit of Independence Day reaches every corner of the state — from the tribal heartlands of Malkangiri and Rayagada to the coastal belts of Puri and Balasore.
As the Tricolour rises simultaneously across Odisha on the morning of 15 August, the message will be clear: freedom, unity and progress remain the shared responsibility of both political leadership and the administrative machinery.
