Organisational Setup


Head quarters of DES

The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DE&S) erstwhile known as Bureau of Statistics and Economics , was declared as Head of Department in the year 1958 and continued to function under the administrative control of Planningand Co-ordination Department (P&C). It was renamed as Directorate of Economics and Statistics, in the year 1987. The Planning and Co-ordination Department is headed by Development Commissioner of Odisha. The Directorate of Economics and Statistics is headed by the Director, with supporting officers in Class I and Class-II ranks from Odisha Statistics and Economic Services (OSE&S) cadre and other technical and ministerial staff at the State Headquarters, Renge Level and District Level Statistical Offices. The OS&ES Cadre structure of DE&S under Planning and Co-ordination Department is as follows :

Director,
Joint Director (Level-I)
Joint Director (Level-II)
Deputy Director
Assistant Director (entry level post in Class -II rank)

Range Offices

Name of the Range with Headquarter Districts Covered
Central Range, Head qurters at Cuttack Cuttack, Kendrapara,  Khurda, Puri, Nayagarh, Jajpur, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanja
Southern Range Headquarter at Berhampur Ganjam, Gajpati, Kalahandi, Koraput, Nawarangpur, Malkangiri, Boudh, Nuapada, Rayagada, Kandhamal
Northern Range Headquarter at Sambalpur Bolangir, Subarnapur, Sambalpur, Baragarh, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal, Anugl, Keonjhar

District Offices

The 30 districts are recently restructured and named as District Plannning and Monitoring Unit (DPMU) headed by Deputy Director (Planning & Statistics). 15 Districts namely Kendrapara, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Boudh, Kandhamal, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Sundargarh, Dhenkanal and Keonjhar are headed by Deputy Director (Planning and Statistics) of OS&ES cadre of DES and assisted by Assistant Director (Planning) of OPS cadre of Planning and Co-ordination Department. The rest 15 Districts headed by Deputy Director( Planning and Statistics) of OPS Cadre of Planning and Co-ordination Department and assisted by Assistant Director( Statistics) of OS&ES cadre of DE&S. Technical and administrative staff are deployed in all the districts offices. There is no Statistical setup below the District Offices in the State.