The Orshansky district executive committee carries out leadership of: the economy, market reforms, foreign economic activity, enterprises and organizations of transport and communications, housing and communal services and energy, the construction complex, the service sector, healthcare, development of physical culture, sports and tourism, the spheres of education and culture, social protection and informing the population.

The work of the Orshansky District Executive Committee is carried out in cooperation with the heads of enterprises and associations located in the district, bank managers, public organizations, parties, trade unions, mass media, educational institutions, creative unions, law enforcement agencies, and charitable organizations.

The District Executive Committee is the executive and administrative body in the Orsha district and exercises its powers in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, the Law of the Republic of Belarus of January 4, 2010 No. 108-Z “On Local Governance and Self-Governance in the Republic of Belarus” and other legislative acts.