Friday 31 July 2020

BMC adopts same guidelines as of State Government

Promotion of Deputy Secretary to the Rank of Joint Secretary

After getting concurrence of OPSC for 4 months relaxation in service residency, five Deputy Secretaries got promotion to the rank of Joint Secretary. 

WPC 17580/2020: Order Dt. 30.07.2020

Court case on Gradation list of ASOs

Functioning of Government Offices in August, 2020

Covid Guidelines for August, 2020 in Odisha

ବର୍ଷକ ପରେ ପଦୋନ୍ନତି ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାକୁ ଭୁଲିଗଲେଣି କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷ

Happy retirement wishes...

Sri Gour Prasad Das, OSS
Deputy Secretary to Government
Home Department

Sri Das had entered Odisha Secretariat service through 1982-83 and 1983-84 PSC Examination. He was an active member of Odisha Secretariat Service. He was also the Vice-president of that Association for 2015-17 and 2017-19. 

He is going to retire from Government Service on attaining the age of superannuation w.e.f. 31.07.2020. We wish him a happy retirement life. 

Retirement of OSS Officers in July 2020

Wishing all OSS officers a happy retirement life. 

Thursday 30 July 2020

OPSC concurred one time relaxation for promotion to the rank of Joint Secretary

Congratulations... ASOs got appointment through OCS 2018

It's a great news to have all these ASOs ( Selected through OCSE-2018) getting their appointment orders to join their respective cadres. So happy congratulations to them for their success. 

Odiaha Administrative Services (OAS) 
52    Suvasnnigdha Sethi  (ST & SC Dev Dept) 

Odiaha Police Services (OPS) 
189    Minakhi Thakur  (HOME Deptt.)

Odisha Revenue Services (ORS)
94     Binjhesh Ranjan Natak (PR & DW ) 
138    Swadhin Kumar Behera (HOME)
193   Susmita Minj (PR & DW Deptt)
200    Raju Saraka (School & Mass Edn) 
213    Phalguni Sabar (FS & CW Deptt.)
215    Nilaratan Singh (Rev & DM Deptt.) 

Wednesday 29 July 2020

Clarification on sanction of leave during Covid Pandemic

National Education Policy 2020 announced

Ministry of Human Resource Development

National Education Policy 2020 announced

The new policy aims to bring transformational reforms in school and higher education

Posted On: 29 JUL 2020 5:34PM by PIB Mumbai

Date : 29.7.2020

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved the National Education Policy 2020. The new policy aims to pave way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country.  This policy will replace the 34 your old National Policy on Education (NPE),1986.

H i g h l i g h t s

School Education 

  • New Policy aims for universalization of education from pre-school to secondary level with 100 % Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in school education by 2030. 
  • NEP 2020 will bring 2 crore out of school children back into the main stream through open schooling system.
  • The current 10+2 system to be replaced by a new 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years respectively. This will bring the hitherto uncovered age group of 3-6 years under school curriculum, which has been recognized globally as the crucial stage for development of mental faculties of a child. The new system will have 12 years of schooling with three years of Anganwadi/ pre schooling.
  • Emphasis on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, no rigid separation between academic streams, extracurricular, vocational streams in schools ; Vocational Education to start  from Class 6 with Internships
  • Teaching up to at least Grade 5 to be in mother tongue/ regional language. No language will be imposed on any student.
  • Assessment reforms with 360 degree Holistic Progress Card, tracking Student Progress for achieving Learning Outcomes
  • A new and comprehensive National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education, NCFTE 2021, will be formulated by the NCTE in consultation with NCERT.   By 2030, the minimum degree qualification for teaching will be a 4-year integrated B.Ed. degree .

MHA announces Unlock-3 guidelines

Highlights
White heavy check mark
Yoga institutes & gymnasiums to open from August 5
Cross mark
Schools, colleges, etc to remain closed till August 31
White heavy check mark
Independence Day functions allowed with social distancing
Cross mark
Metros, cinema halls, etc to remain closed

Promotion of 34 Section Officers to the rank of Desk Officer


Employees of Odisha Secretariat can have Covid Test at Capital Hospital for free of cost

N.B. General Secretary, Odisha Secretariat Service Association has given representation for COVID test of it's employees. Download

Induction training of the officers recruited through OCSE-2018

Appointment of OAS, OPS, OFS and ORS officers of OCSE-2018

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It is to mention here that, the Final Result of OCS 2018 Examination was published on 06.01.2020 in which 218 (72W) candidates were selected. The examination was conducted against vacancies of 60-OAS, 15-OPS, 21-OFS, 6-OCS, 61-ORS, 39-OT&AS, 16- OES posts.  

Matric Result 2020

Result of Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is to be published on 29.07.2020.
Website

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Control Room :
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WP(C) 17311/2020 : A. Ramakrishna vs State of Odisha

Regarding Gradation list of ASOs in Odisha Secretariat. 
Hearing on 28.07.2020
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Honble CM appeals for plasma donation

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Monday 27 July 2020

Use of IFMS platform for all types of Government payments

Provisional pension during Covid pandemic

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

Government employees retiring during COVID pandemic will be receiving “provisional" pension till their regular Pension Payment Order is issued: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Posted On: 27 JUL 2020 6:35PM by PIB Delhi

Government employees retiring during COVID pandemic will be receiving “provisional" pension till their regular Pension Payment Order (PPO) is issued and other official formalities completed.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that after the Modi Government took over, the Department of Pensions had upgraded and equipped itself to deliver the PPO to the concerned employee without delay on the day of his or her superannuation. Besides this, in the last few years, taking cue from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on digitalization, the Department of Pension also created a Portal, which could be accessed by any government employee approaching superannuation to find out the status of his or her pension papers, he said.

However, because of the disruption in the official work due to COVID pandemic and lockdown, Dr Jitendra Singh said, some of the employees who had retired during this period may not have been provided with PPO. But, as an evidence of the present government's sensitivity towards the pensioners and the senior citizens, a decision was taken that in order to avoid a delay in the start of regular pension covered under CCS (Pension Rules) 1972, the rules may be relaxed to enable seamless payment of “Provisional Pension” and “Provisional Gratuity” till the regular PPO is issued.

As per the OM (Office Memorandum) issued by Department of Pensions, affiliated to the Ministry of Personnel, the payment of “Provisional Pension” will initially continue for a period of six months from the date of retirement and the period of “Provisional Pension” may be further extended up to one year in exceptional cases. These instructions shall also be applicable in cases where a government servant retires otherwise than on superannuation i.e. voluntary retirement, retirement under FR 56, etc.

Dr Jitendra Singh said, this decision has been taken considering that because of the constraints of pandemic and lockdown, a government servant may find difficulty in submitting his Pension Forms to the Head of Office or may not be able to forward the Claim Form in hard copy along with Service Book to the concerned Pay & Accounts Office in time, particularly when both the offices are located in different cities. This is very pertinent to Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) who are constantly on the move and whose Heads of Offices are located in cities different from where the Pay & Accounts Office is located.

Vide another circular, Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DOPPW) has directed all offices maintaining GPF (General Provident Fund) Accounts to complete all credit entries including accruing interest to the employees two years before retirement and then one year before retirement so that Provident Fund is also paid accurately in time.

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SNC(Released ID: 1641560)

Changes in IAS Officers

One employee of CPMG office tested COVID positive : Office sealed

All Circulars of Odisha Revised Pay Scale Rules, 2017

One of our valuable blog visitor (S. Aswin) has shared consolidated circulars relating Odisha Revised Pay Scale Rule, 2017.

Sanitisation of Toshali Bhawan


Sunday 26 July 2020

Congratulations : ASOs of Works Deptt. completing one year of service


(Punit Kar, Debabrata Kar, Siddhartha Behera, Krishna Chandra Kishan, Arya CS Mansingh, Subhasish Sahoo, Subhashree Patra, Sushri Sangita, Rojali Nayak, Sarbani Panda, Sunil Murmu, Abhisek Patnaik)

Happy Work Anniversary : 500 ASOs (2018-19 Batch) of Odisha Secretariat

Congratulations dear 500 ASOs of 2018-19 batch joined Odisha Secretariat Service last year on today's date i.e. 26th July, 2020. All were given Appointment Letters by Honble CM in a special function at Rabindra Mandatory, Bhubaneswar.
This batch is full of young, highly educated and more professional officers. So Government have more hopes on these officers for transformation in Administration and public service. After this one year journey, they are now well acquainted with Government Office decorum and procedures. By 2024, most of the senior officers of this cadre are going to retire from service on superannuation. Hence these new officers have to be involved more in office work which will be a great support to their next seniors joined in 2016. Within few years, we can change the traditional image on Secretariat employees relating their presence in office, public service and efficiency.
Again congratulations with a lots of hope and praying god for their progress.

Snake rescued from Odisha Assembly Campus

Sanitisation of Lokaseva Bhawan

As scheduled earlier, all buildings of Odisha Secretariat i.e. Lokseva Begawan, Kharvel Bhawan, Toshali Bhawan, Rajib Bhawan and Loka Samparka Bhawan are being sanitised from the month of May. All buildings are to be sanitised five times till 2nd August. As per the program, Lokaseva Bhawan was sanitised by Odisha Fire Service on Saturday.
It is to note that one employee of Lokaseva Bhawan has been detected as Corona positive recently

Saturday 25 July 2020

Management of deadbody of Covid19 patients

An appeal for a colleague suffering from AML

Smt. Rutushree Pradhan, 32 yrs, Assistant Section Officer, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Odisha State Secretariat has been suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), a kind of Blood Cancer. 

TREATMENT : She was first admitted into Hematology Department of SCB Medical College and Hospitals, Cuttack, where her 1st set of Chemotherapy was done. Later she was shifted to SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar. But due to fact that the Doctor treating her in SUM Hospitals diagnosed with Covid +Ve, and her condition deteriorated further, she was shifted to Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata. Presently she is being administered with 2nd set of Chemotherapy there. Later, her Bone Marrow Transfusion (BMT) will be done.
 
APPEAL : She needs blood and platelets regularly, which is very much essential for her survival. But due to scarcity of Blood and present situation of Corona pandemic, it has become very difficult for her family members to arrange blood for her. Her blood group is "O+ve". So it is requested to all, if any of your relatives are staying in Kolkata and interested in donating blood, please call on the given mobile number. 
Rakesh Mohapatra (her husband)
Mob : +91 7008410452

The treatment cost will be around ₹20 Lacs. You can also contribute any monetary help towards her treatment. Your small contribution can help a lot in saving a life and a family. 
And very important, PRAY GOD for her early recovery and getting well soon.

Assembly Secretariat closed till 31st July

No "At Home" Function on independence day, 2020

Friday 24 July 2020

Addressing public grievances during Covid19 pandemic

Proposal for relaxation in promotion of Deputy Secretary in OSS Cadre

Govt. in Home Department has given a proposal to OPSC for their concurrence  for relaxation in promotion of Deputy Secretaries to the rank of Joint Secretary in OSS cadre. 
Sanction strength of Joint Secretary is 22 out of which 5 posts are lying vacant now. But the Deputy Secretaries under zone of consideration are not eligible now for promotion, as they have not completed 1 year residency period in current post as on 1st January of this year. ( As per Rule 12(4) of OSS Recruitment Rules, 2016. But their is a provision of relaxation under rule 22 of the said rule. Hence, OPSC has been requested to consider for relaxation of 4 months for the aforesaid purpose. 
N.B. Five Deputy Secretaries (Sl.6-10)  of the Gradation list have been promoted to Joint Secretary recently vide Notification 21970 Dt. 29.06.2020 and Sl.11-12 have already retired from service. Hence next zone of consideration is Sl.13-17 who have availed promotion to Dy Secretary on 27.04.2019. So they have completed only 8 months of service as on 01.01.2020.

Enhancement of retirement age of Doctors