Date: 31.01.2021
OSSA HOUSE
Dear viewers,
As posted earlier, this blogpage is going to change it's address as below w.e.f 01.02.2021.
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We hope all of your support will be there for betterment of this webpage. Again I want to inform you that, this page is completely unofficial. But we will try our best to keep you updated with all State Government news along with available notifications/circulars.
Odisha Secretariat Service (OSS) is now a cadre of choice among all civil examination competitors. Hence each and every updates of this cadre will be posted here.
Besides, this blog has reached at 4,00,000+ pageview this month. It will encourage us to improve this page in future.
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Thanks you all...
As a part of Government Service, Sri Krishna Prasad Mohapatra, President of Odisha Secretariat Service Association (OSSA) is going to retire on superannuation w.e.f. 31.01.2021 and today is his last woking day in Secretariat. Presently, he is working as Under Secretary to Govt., Fishery & ARD Department.
He was elected as General Secretary, OSSA from 2015-2017 and President from 2017-2019. He will be remembered for his contribution towards the cadre.
All members of OSSA are requested to get associated in PR Lawn today at Lunch time (1.30 PM) to give him a grand farewell.
We wish him a happy retirement life....
RETAINING GOVERNMENT QUARTERS BY FAMILY MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFTER DEATH / RETIREMENT
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GA Department has issued Circulars / Notification in different times regarding retention of Government Quarter after the death / retirement of Government employees.
Click the links below to view/download.PDF
- No.2585 Dt.22.01.2021 : (Amendment)
"son / daughter / spouse" replaced by "son / daughter / spouse / daughter / in-law"
- No.13887 Dt.11.06.2020: (Amendment)
"wife" replaced by "spouse"
- No.2901 Dt.04.02.2015 : (Amendment)
Retention for eight (8) months from death/retirement
- No.7229 Dt.15.05.2000 : (Facilities Extended)
Retention for three (03) months from death/retirement
- No.611 Dt.01.02.1999 : Completely withdrawn
Padma Awards - one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
2. These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. This year the President has approved conferment of 119 Padma Awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) as per list below. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI, 16 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender awardee.
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Awardees From Odisha
Padma Vibhusan
07. Shri Sudarshan Sahoo - Art
Padma Shri
42. Ms. Shanti Devi - Social Work
50. Ms. Purnamasi Jani - Art
55. Shri Rajat Kumar Kar - Literature and Edn.
80. Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi - Medicine
83. Shri Nanda Prusty - Literature and Education