Thursday, 8 October 2020
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Happy Work Anniversary : Four years service as ASO in Secretariat
This day is memorable for the 811 ASOs who got their appointment letter in a workshop at Rabindra Mandap to join as Assistant Section Officer in Odisha State Secretariat as well as Governor's Secretariat. We all felt very elated on that day, as the advertisement for the post was on 2012. The stress and strain for the exams have borne fruit after four years (2012-2016)
Now it's completion of four years in service (2016-2020). So first of all, Congratulations to all ASO friends of RR-2011 batch on their 4th Work Anniversary. Within these four years, lots of happenings are there. Many of us has left this service to join other jobs with high salary and better rank like OAS, OPS, OFS, ORS etc. Out of 811, nearly 660 ASOS of RR-2011 are now working in different departments.
Work Environment:
Working in Secretariat means to be ready for encountering many challenges as the State Secretariat is the nerve centre of all the departments and the main administrative office of all offices from across the State. Being the base level post, every file work and analysis starts from an ASO. As a part of rule framing body, they have to be more special than that of other sub-ordinate offices. This post is most vital as the files they put up may also be moved to Honble Ministers as well as CMO for approval. The post of ASO was under Group-C but later it comes under Group-B.
Earlier, the movement of file was through SO/DO - US - DS - JS - AS - Secretary within Departments. But to reduce time of file movement, Chief Secretary in 2019 has issued DO letters to all Departments with permission for submission of files by ASOs directly to Deputy Secretary level.
On joining, this batch had to work with their immediate seniors who were recruited in 1997 or before. So it was easy for this batch to learn the system from their seniors. Also having experience of Government atmosphere from their past services, most of the new ASOs could easily handle the office work. Now the time of retirement of Desk Officer onwards has started and it's expected that most of the seniors are retiring on superannuation by 2024. Similarly near about 450 posts of Section Officer out of sanction strength 700 are lying vacant. So most of the responsibility is upon this batch. In the same time, 140 ASOs (RR-2015 Spl Drive) had already joined 8 months before this appointment. Out of them, nearly 100 are now in service. To add more help, another 500 ASOs have been posted in July, 2019.
Beyond Secretariat:
The Odisha Secretariat Service (OSS) cadre is now not limited to Old Secretariat Building presently called Lokseva Bhawan. Nearly 10 (ten) departments are functioning in Kharvel Bhawan. Besides these, some departments are functioning in specific buildings meant for them. These includes Krishi Bhawan (Agriculture & FE Deptt), Suchana O Loka Sampark Bhawan (I&PR Deptt), Paryatan Bhawan (Tourism Deptt), Sanskruti Bhawan ( OLLC Deptt), Rajiv Bhawan (WR Deptt).
Besides the above, some OSS officers are posted in different offices functioning beyond the aforesaid buildings. These include, Home (Election), Home (State Guest House), GA(Lokayukta).
Some offices are located out of Bhubaneswar also, in which willing Officers are being posted. These include Home (Bhawans) at Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai & Kolkata, GA (Vigilance) at Cuttack, etc.
Beyond assigned work:
Although Assistant Section Officers were posted to work at different Departments of State Government in Secretariat level, still then they have carried out many extra curricular works in terms of public service in state level and international level also. Most significantly, ASOs have worked in State Covid Control Room (24x7) operating for the lakhs of Migrant Workers those need help to return Odisha during April - June. Principal Secretary to Govt., Home Department has issued appreciation letters to them. To add this noble cause, two batches (50 each) of ASOs has been deployed to work with BMC in Covid related works during August-October.
In previous days, these ASOs have contributed their talents and spacious time during two international events organised in Bhubaneswar. 150 ASO Volunteers in 22nd Asian Athletic Championship, 2017 and 50 ASOs as Liaison Officer in Hockey Men's World Cup, 2018 were deployed to make these events successful. Many ASOs have also worked as Polling Personnel during General Election, 2019 as a National Duty.
Future of these ASOs:
As a part of Government Service, each and every employee dreams to have promotion and pay hike. Although, this post is being recruited through OPSC, but this is the only post with Grade Pay of 4200 under PB-2. So the first demand is 4600 Grade Pay. Similarly, minimum continuous service for promotion to Section Officer is fixed to 8 years which is higher than that of any other cadres. So minimum 5 years is also another demand.
In current situation, nearly 450 SO posts are lying vacant but no ASOs qualify the minimum service period. Hence, all hopes for one time relaxation for these ASOs to get promotion to the rank of SO.
Hope, everything will be fine. These ASOs can bring a better environment and enhance the efficiency level in Odisha State Secretariat.
Again congratulations to all......
Monday, 5 October 2020
Requirement of minimum qualifying service scrapped
Ministry of Defence
Requirement of Minimum Qualifying Service Scrapped for Enhanced Family Pension w.e.f. 01 October 2019
Posted On: 05 OCT 2020 5:32PM by PIB Delhi
As per existing provision, there is a requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years for grant of Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate to NoK of Defence Forces personnel.
Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is calculated @ 50% of last Emoluments and Ordinary Family pension is calculated @ 30% of last Emoluments. Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is payable for 10 years without any upper age limit from the date following the date of death of the personnel in service. Where service personnel dies after release/retirement/discharge/invalidment with a pension, Ordinary Family Pension at enhanced rate is granted for a period of 7 years from the date of death or up to attaining the age of 67 years, whichever is earlier.
The requirement of continuous qualifying service of 7 years is done away with w.e.f 1.10.2019 vide Govt. letter dated 05.10.2020
Further, Defence Forces personnel who died within ten years before the 1st day of October 2019 without completing continuous service of 7 years, his family shall also be eligible for family pension at enhanced rate w.e.f 1.10.2019.
ABB/Nampi/KA/Rajib (Release ID: 1661767)
Sunday, 4 October 2020
New Collector & DM for Jagatsinghpur District in view of forthcoming bye-election
Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, Collector & DM, Jagatsinghpur has been transferred and posted as OSD to Govt., GA&PG Department.
Saroj Mishra, OAS presently working as Additional Secretary to Govt. in Home Department is posted as the new Collector & DM, Jagatsinghpur.
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Saturday, 3 October 2020
Government employees & pensioners will continue getting their DAs at 17% instead of the hiked 21%: FinMin Clarification
The Centre has not withdrawn its earlier order of DA hike suspension. Government employees and pensioners will continue getting their DAs at 17 per cent rate, instead of the hiked 21 per cent.
A message claiming that the Centre has withdrawn its earlier order to suspend dearness allowance (DA) hike is doing the rounds. Taking to Twitter, the Centre has clarified that it is fake news as no such new order has been passed. Government employees and pensioners receive DA which compensates for rising inflation.
On April 23, it was announced that the central government employees and pensioners will not get the new rates (21 per cent) of DA, which they were supposed to get from January 1, 2020. The DA rate will be again revised on July 1, 2021 taking into account of the previous hikes.
Friday, 2 October 2020
Thursday, 1 October 2020
Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Unstarred questions for monsoon session of Assembly
Fourth Session of
Sixteenth Odisha Legislative Assembly
(29th September - 7th October)
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Modified posting of Desk Officers on promotion from Section Officer
On partial modification, the Desk Officers got promoted from the rank of Section Officers in last Notification are posted in the respective Departments as below in the revised Notification.
Functioning of Government Offices during October 2020
HIGHLIGHTS
👉50% Strength of employees in offices at Bhubaneswar & Cuttack (including Group-A Officers)
👉All State Government Offices throughout the State closed on Saturdays.
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
COVID-19 Test in Assembly: 184 found positive
A COVID-19 testing (RT-PCR) camp was organised in the premises of Odisha Legislative Assembly by BMC & Capital Hospital. In view of the forthcoming monsoon session of OLA, samples were collected from Honble Ministers, MLAs, PSOs, Drivers, Officers/staff of OLA, media persons etc in three days i.e. on September 26,27&28.
TEST RESULT:
26.09.2020 # Sample collected = 757
# Positive = 136
# Members of OLA found positive = 2
27.09.2029 # Sample collected = 231
# Positive = 48
# Members of OLA found positive = 12
28.09.2029 # Sample collected = 210
# Positive = 25
# Members of OLA found positive = 5
4th Session of Odisha Legislative Assembly starts today.
29 September - 7th October, 2020
(SEP - 29, 30 OCT- 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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Tuesday : Oct 6, Sept 29
PR&DW, RD, Forest & Env, H&UD, Labour & ESI, PA, Law
Wednesday: Oct 7, Sept 30
Agri&FE, FS&CW, S&ME, HE, Co-operation, F&ARD
Thursday: Oct 1
WR, P&C, Tourism, I&PR, C&T (Commerce), Odia LLC, C&T (Transport)
Saturday: Oct 3
R&DM, ST&SC Dev, Energy, Sports&YS, Industry, Electronics & IT, MSME
Sunday : Oct 4
W&CD&MS, Science & Tech, HT&H, Skill Dev & TE, SS&EPD, PE
Monday : Oct 5
Home, Finance, Health & FW, Works, Excise, Steel & Mines, GA&PG
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Sunday, 27 September 2020
Saturday, 26 September 2020
ASOs in Secretariat complete 4 years of service in October
After long duration of 20 years, 810 ASOs were appointed in Odisha State Secretariat as well as Governors Secretariat on 06.10.2016. They are going to complete four years of service in the first week of next month.
Similarly another batch of 139 ASOs were selected through Special Drive Recruitment and joined this service in February, 2016.
In the meantime, many of them have left their service to join other higher salaried jobs like OAS, OPS, ORS, OT&AS etc.
So to have a brief on the present strength, salary structure, working environment, experience, other extra curricular talents, special assignment during major events in Bhubaneswar and emergency duty during covid pandemic etc, a Book of Information will be posted here for information of all. I request all of your valuable suggestions regarding the contents of this booklet.
Any ASO can also share his article related to OSS Cadre.
#005 Government job updates Dt.26.09.2020
👉 Different posts conducted by OPSC, OSSC and OSSSC
ODISHA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (OPSC) was constituted on 1 April, 1949. It conducts the recruitment examinations for
# Odisha Civil Services,
# Odisha Judicial Services,
# Odisha Police Services and
# for various other services and for the posts of the State of Odisha as per Article 320 of the Constitution of India as per the provision of the Odisha Civil Services (Combined Competitive Recruitment Examination) Rule, 1991 and Odisha Judicial Service Rule, 2007 and subsequent amendments made thereof.
ODISHA STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (OSSC)
The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) was set up by Govt. of Odisha as a statutory body in the year 1994 for carrying out direct recruitment against Group-C posts in the State cadre (as against District cadre) as may be scheduled in the OSSC Rules, 1993. There are some 85 different cadres of posts/ services under various departments of Government.
The Odisha Staff Selection Commission Rules, 1993 (different posts conducted)
The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (Amendment) Rules, 2020
ODISHA SUB-ORDINATE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (OSSSC)
The Commission which became functional from 1 November, 2012. The commission intends to regulate the method of recruitment to all Group-C civil posts and services under different district offices of Government of Odisha.
Different posts conducted by OSSSC
👉 LATEST NEWS
UPSC : Admit Cards available for Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020 Click here
OPSC : Program Notice of Written examination for Assistant Law Officer (Advt No. 07/2019-20) View PDF
👉 ACTIVE APPLICATIONS
Junior Clerk in DLSA (District Legal Services Authority) and Junior Clerk-cum-Typist in TLSC (Taluk Legal Services Committee)
# Posts: 5 ( Contractual Group-C)
# Remuneration : Rs. 8,880/- (1st year)
# Last Date: 13.10.2020
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Branch Postmaster & Assistant Branch Postmasters/ Dak Sevaks (India Post)
#Posts : 2060
#Pay Scale (TRCA) : ₹10000 & ₹12000
#Apply date : 01.09.2020 to 30.09.2020
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Combined Auditor
# Posts: 161 ( Contractual Group-B)
# Remuneration : Rs. 16,880/- (1st year)
# Apply Date: 28.08.2020 to 28.09.2020
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Field Assistant
# Posts: 22 ( Contractual Group-C)
# Remuneration : Rs. 9,500/- (1st year)
# Apply Date: 28.08.2020 to 28.09.2020
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Previous updates (Saturdays):
Monsoon session of Assembly : Decisions taken in all party meeting
Assembly Session
29th September - 7th October
# Session on saturday and Sunday also
# No session on 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti)
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Session schedule
First day : Starts at 11AM
Other days : Daily 4 hours.
# 10:30AM - 01:00PM and 03:00PM - 04:30PM
# No Question Hour
# Zero hour & adjournment motion to be allowed
Arrangements
No Covid-19 infected person shall enter the assembly.
RT-PCR test of all MLAs and their staff will begin from Saturday morning.
There would be another round of RT-PCR tests 5 days after the session begins.
Sitting arrangements have been made keeping in view the social distancing norm. Speakers Gallery and Visitors Gallery are also assigned to MLAs.
Those MLAs who can’t come to attend the session can join it from their respective districts through video conferencing facility from district headquarters.
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