1.   Estates management wing of the General Administration Department deals with allotment of Government land within Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area; allotment and maintenance of government quarters at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack; realization of rent from the occupants of government quarters and commercial premises; and maintenance of important government offices like Secretariat and HoD building. It has been decided to renovate Toshali Plaza Office Complex to accommodate a number of Government offices.

Management of Grants:-

            Government of GA Department is the absolute owner of the government land within Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation area. Government have given grants to different individuals / organizations / institutions from time to time for different purposes. As per the Government Grants Act, 1905, while creating grant, Government only allow possesory interest to the lessee whereas the legal rights remains with the Government. In order to bestow absolute rights to the lessees of residential plots Conversion Scheme-2003 has been introduced by the Government giving options to the lessees to convert their residential plots from leasehold land tenure to freehold land tenure. The number of applications received and disposed during the period 2005-06 are placed below:-

Promotion of Sports Activities and Health Services:-

           GA Department have allotted residential plots free of premium to sports personnel who have achieved excellence in any regional / international competitions. Under this policy Miss Sradhanjali Samantaray, Captain, Indian Football Team has been allotted with residential plot at Chandrasekharpur this year.

            To provide specialized health services in the State, Government have allotted land in earlier years for establishment of Super Specialty / Multi-specialty / Specialty Hospital for treatment of Cancer, Heart, Eye, Spinal Cord Injury and other multi-specialty treatments.