Since the day of resolution issued by GA&PG Department on integration of Directorates with Administrative Departments, meetings are being organised in OSSA house for discussion and decision on different points where OSS Cadre smells some conspiracy.
Although it was neither an Executive Meeting nor General Council Meeting and not also a General Body Meeting, but it can be treated as a meeting among all experienced and wise members of OSSA who thinks for betterment of this cadre. Among the senior members, Krishna Prasad Mohapatra, Dambarudhar Ghana, Haraprasad Biswal, Chittaranjan Hota, Abhaya Mohapatra, Pradeep Rout, Sundarmurti Beuria, Tapas Rout, Manoranjan Jena, Srikant Sharma, Sameer Panda, Premanand Jena, Tarun Nayak and others were present alongwith 30-40 ASOs who are ever concerned for this cadre.
Different aspects of the resolution, it's positive and negative impacts were discussed among these members as below.
1. As a whole the resolution was treated as a slow poison for this cadre. Because everyone had apprehension on losing integrity in job.
2. Noone could hope for a good governance and public service under 5-T charter, as this Govt is trying for centralisation of work rather than decentralisation.
3. No can expect very big and important Directorates like Directorate of Control Accounts of Finance Department or Directorate General (Police) of Home Department and others can be integrated for timely delivery of public service.
4. Combination of Directorates and HoD is a big institution. Where Govt. make its advertisement of creating job opportunities, practically it wants post abolition. So it should be protested statewide on behalf of all associations.
5. One ASO friend suspected availing GA Quarter easily in Secretariat Quota as like now.
6. As Govt. wants reformation by implementing 5T for timely public service delivery, we can support but it is suggested to integrate OSWAS with HoD and Offices should function in their present place.
As the General Secretary was absent in the said meeting due to some personal emergency, this meeting could not come to any conclusion regarding memorandum to Govt. Many members suggested for a steering committee to be formed under the Chairmanship of Chittaranjan Hota, a senior member with good knowledge in Service Condition and this association. But for some more debate on this issue and preparing a draft memorandum, it was decided to meet again at the same place in same time with more members on Wednesday.
After preparation of memorandum, it will be put in mass gathering, so called General Body Meeting at PR Lawn and next day it will be presented to Government.
All promised to gather in maximum number at PR Lawn (Date to be announced shortly) for showing unity for common interest and saving this cadre.
