Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a day-long conference of state cadre IAS officers at the Convention Center at Lok Seva Bhawan, Bhubaneswar. At the conference, the chief minister administered an oath to the officers that promises of providing best possible services to the people.
The oath reads, “People are the soul of democracy. Every institution in a democracy is for the people, created by their money to empower and serve the people. They own the institutions. Every person visiting any institution will be treated with dignity and his issues will be treated in a professional and ethical manner. People are the masters. And those who work are paid by the people.”
In the evening, all moved towards Eco Retreat, Konark for open discussion on 18th January.