Shri Mohan Charan Majhi
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government of Odisha
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Government of Odisha
ORMAS
Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society
Last updated
17 October 2026
Registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860
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Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society is an autonomous society created on 14 January 1991 to build marketing channels for micro enterprises and rural producers through technology, design, packaging, certification and branding.
Hon'ble Chief Minister
Government of Odisha
Hon'ble Minister
Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department
Commissioner-cum-Secretary
Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department
Chief Executive Officer
ORMAS
1991
Established as an autonomous society
₹547 Cr
Exhibition sales over 20 years
68,000+
Women-led SHGs, PGs, PCs and FPOs supported
435
Exhibitions organised across Odisha
2.08 Lakh
Rural youth trained under DDU-GKY
1.18 Lakh
Candidates placed in private sector jobs
35
Retail outlets across 14 districts
21
Functional Agri Malls in the State
Activities
Exhibitions, Buyer Seller Meets and Retail Outlets that connect SHGs, PGs, PCs, PEs and FPOs with urban consumers.
End-to-end rural enterprise support through Agri Malls, Producer Enterprises, Rural Industrial Parks and Producer Companies.
Placement-linked skilling under DDU-GKY, OMC-ORMAS mining-area training, multi-skill plumbing and new-age trades.
Publish 30-09-2026 · Closes 21-10-2026
Corporate market linkage for rural produce, featured on the official notifications and success-story surface of ORMAS.
Institutional marketing of Odisha mangoes beyond the State, including Delhi-bound supplies facilitated by ORMAS.
Since 2014, ORMAS has supplied premium mangoes from Angul, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Rayagada and Sambalpur to SAFAL, NAFED and Mother Dairy.
The Road Ahead
ORMAS and DSMSs have been successfully operating for more than 25 years to establish a strong marketing network for rural produce. The organisation now works as a facilitator and apex body for knowledge creation, flow and adaptation, in partnership with institutions at state, district and village levels.