Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Minor re-arrangement among IAS Officers

 Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS
Commissioner -cum- Secretary 
SD&TE Department 
Sports & YS Department (Addl)

D. Prasanth Kumar Reddy, IAS
MD, IDCO

Ms Rashmita Panda, IAS
Commissioner -cum- Secretary 
MSME Department
Chairman & CEO, Startup Odisha
CEO, ORSAC

Surendra Kumar Meena, IAS
Addl Secretary, ST&SC Dev. Department
Executive Director, CMGI
Convenor of the committee on 
Administrative and Governance Reforms

Ms Aboli Sunil Naravane, IAS
Director, Industries
MD, OSIC / MD, OSFC / MD, IPICOL


Clarification on sanction of RACP


Security arrangement in Odisha Secretariat during All India General Strike on 12.02.2026

 

5533 Dt. 11.02.2026

 

Monday, 9 February 2026

8th Central Pay Commission

The 8th CPC official website is now live.
(https://8cpc.gov.in)

The 8th Central Pay Commission solicits views/opinions/inputs for being better informed. These inputs are being sought in a structured manner through a Questionnaire with 18 questions hosted on the MyGov.in web portal. Responses are invited from Ministries, Departments, State/UTs, employees of Government, employees of Union Territories, Judicial Officers, officers/employees of Courts, Members of Regulatory Bodies, Associations or Unions of serving or retired employees, pensioners, researchers, academicians and individuals.

Names of respondents shall not be revealed and responses to the Questionnaire will be analyzed/disclosed on an aggregate non-attributable basis.

1. Employees of Ministry/ Department, Union Territories, Judicial Officers, officers/employees of Courts, Members of Regulatory Bodies, Associations or Unions of serving or retired employees, pensioners, researchers, academicians and individuals may access the Questionnaire and submit responses on the link below:

https://www.mygov.in/mygov-survey/8th-central-pay-commission-questionnaire/

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2. Authorized Nodal/ Sub-Nodal Officers of Ministries, Departments, UTs and offices under their administrative control may access the Questionnaire and submit responses on the link below:

https://www.mygov.in/mygov-survey/8th-central-pay-commission-questionnaire-ministries-departments-and-uts/

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Last date for submission of responses is Monday 16th March, 2026. All responses should be through the MyGov portal. Paper based physical response, emails or pdf response are not being considered by the Commission.

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Name change of places in Odisha : Public Notice

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA 
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 
PUBLIC NOTICE 
(Change of Name of Places) 

Notice is hereby given for general information of the public that the Government of Odisha proposes to effect changes in the names of certain places within the State of Odisha, with a view to restoring their original Odia names and ensuring correct reflection of the State's linguistic, historical, and cultural heritage in official records. Details of the places proposed for renaming are enclosed in the Annexure appended to this notice. All stakeholders likely to be affected by the proposed changes are hereby invited to submit their objections or suggestions, if any, in writing, along with supporting documents, to the undersigned within 15 days from the date of publication of this Public Notice. Objections or suggestions received after the stipulated period shall not be entertained. In case no objection is received within the prescribed time, it shall be presumed that there is no objection from the public, and the Government may proceed further in the matter as Der law. 

By order of the Hon'ble Minister 
(Revenue & Disaster Management)

Extension of interest free electric Vehicle Advance for State Government employees

👉Last date for receiving applications : 28th February, 2026
👉Last date for sanction of advance and release of funds : 10th March, 2026

Sunday, 1 February 2026

Cabinet decision : 31.01.2026

 Odisha Cabinet clears 12 proposals across 10 departments :

1. Odisha Language, Literature and Culture Department :
Framing of cadre rule for Odisha Culture Development Service.
Post increased from 33 to 63.

2. Industries Department :


3. Labour & ESI Department  :


4. Cooperation Department :




5. Steel & Mines Department 

6. GA&PG Department :

7. GA&PG Department :

8. Water Resources Department :

9.  Commerce & Transport Department :

10. Law :

11. Science & Technology Department :

12. Women & Child Development Department :









Promotion, Transfer & posting of IAS Officers

Promotion of four IAS officers to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary :

Additional charge : 

Transfer & posting :

Appointment : 

Friday, 30 January 2026

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସଚିବାଳୟ ଲେଖକ ପରିଷଦର ଜାନୁୟାରୀ ମାସର ସାରସ୍ୱତ ଆସର ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର - ତା ୩୦.୦୧ । ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସଚିବାଳୟ ଲେଖକ ପରିଷଦର ଜାନୁୟାରୀ ମାସର ସ୍ୱାରସ୍ବତ ଆସର ଲୋକସେବା ଭବନ ଠାରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଯାଇଛି । ପରିଷଦର ୟୁ ଟ୍ୟୁବ ପତ୍ରିକା 'ପାହାଚ'ର ପ୍ରଚାର ପ୍ରସାର ବ୍ୟାପକ କରିବା ସହିତ କିପରି ଅଧିକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟତା ହାସଲ କରିବ ସେଥିପାଇଁ ସମସ୍ତେ ଯତ୍ନବାନ ହେବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତାବ ଗୃହୀତ ହୋଇଥିଲା । ଏହି ଅବସରରେ  ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ସାହିତ୍ୟ ସଭାରେ ସଭାପତିତ୍ୱ କରିଥିଲେ ପୀୟୂଷ ରଞ୍ଜନ ପରିଡା । ସଂଯୋଜନା କରିଥିଲେ ରଶ୍ମିତା ମହାନ୍ତ ।  ବନ୍ଦିତା ଦାଶ,କାହ୍ନୁ ଚରଣ ଦାସ, ,ପୁଷ୍ପାଞ୍ଜଳି ବିଶୋୟୀ,ନିବେଦିତା ବେହେରା,ପୀୟୂଷ ରଞ୍ଜନ ପରିଡା,ସଞ୍ଜୟ ଆନନ୍ଦ କୁମାର ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ ,ରଶ୍ମିତା ମହାନ୍ତ ଓ ସୁଶାନ୍ତ ଧର ସ୍ୱରଚିତ  କବିତା ପାଠ କରିଥିଲେ ।  ବିଜନବାଳା ପାଟଯୋଷି ସ୍ୱରଚିତ ଗଳ୍ପ ପାଠ କରିଥିଲେ । ସଭା ଶେଷରେ ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଅର୍ପଣ କରିଥିଲେ ନିବେଦିତା ବେହେରା । 

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