Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Cabinet Decision 16.07.2025 : Approval of 13 proposals

Odisha Cabinet approves 13 important proposals of 11 Departments. Besides 3 proposals of Water Resources Deptt, Fisheries & ARD Department and Handloom, Textile & Handicraft Department have been differed. (Download PRESS NOTE.pdf)

1. Home Department: Extension of Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) Dial-112 scheme for 5 years from 2025-26 to 2029-30.

- Creation of 4195 posts

- Deployment of 645 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs)

- Construction of dedicated building for State Emergency Response Center (SERC) and Mirror Emergency Response Center (MERC)

2. Home Department: Establishment of new Police District in Rairangpur 

- Bifurcation of Mayurbhanj Police District 

- New Police District will have 2 SDPOs, 14 Police Stations, 5 Outposts, 2 Beat Houses 

3. Energy Department: Pump Storage policy for Power Generation 

4. School & Mass Education Department: Free Hostel facilities for the boarders of non-KGBV hostels in Odisha Adarsa Vidyalayas

- Students contribution of ₹2000/month waived out

- Applicable to 141 Girls Heostel and 314 Boys Hostel 

- Non applicable to 173 KGBV Girls Hostels 

5. Electronics & IT Department: Amendment in the Odisha Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policy 2024

6. Housing & Urban Development Department: Introduction of new scheme "SAMRUDHA SAHAR" with features of (i) Town Planning Scheme and (ii) Cities as growth hub.

7. Finance Department: Acceptance of bid submitted by M/s TCS for IFMS 3.0 for amount of ₹290.66 Crore

AMENDMENT IN RECRUITMENT RULES

8. Health and Family Welfare Department: Odisha Ayush Assistant Cadre

- Restructuring of Ayush Assistant Cadre

- Creation of 350 Senior Ayush Assistant (L-7)

- Creation of 12 Head Ayush Assistant ( L-9)

9. Revenue & DM Department: Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) Cadre : 

- Amendment in provision of recruitment process 

- Provision of selection of 10% among non-revenue background is omitted 

- 2/3rd Posts will be filled up through Direct Recruitment by OPSC 

- 1/3rd Posts will be filled up by promotion of Revenue Field / Ministerial staff

- For promotion, one must have completed minimum 6 years in Group-B post

- Age limit reduced  from 53 years to 50 years

10. Higher Education Department: Promulgation of Odisha Universities (Amendment) Ordinance 2025

- It empowers Hon'ble Chancellor to appoint any person as Vice - Chancellor for time being till appointment of regular Vice - Chancellor 

11. Law Department: Amendment in Resolution Dt.16.03.2016 regarding Odisha State Law Commission 

- Chairperson shall be entitled to allowances and other terms and conditions of service as are admissible while in service 

12. Labour & ESI Department: Odisha Factories and Boiler Inspection Service Cadre

- Assistant Director, Factory & Boilers shall be required to pass Departmental Examination for their confirmation in service 

- Syllabus of Paper - I (Law) revised

1 comment:

humanelevation said...

Thank you for sharing this detailed Cabinet Decision dated July 16, 2025 – the approval of creation of new posts, deployment of ERVs, and revision of the ceiling limit for the Death‑cum‑Retirement gratuity is very timely for OSS Planning⁠—excellent coverage! 🙌

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Keep up the great updates!”