Thursday, 22 August 2024
Joining of ASO in Secretariat (OPSC 2021 Batch)
ଦୀର୍ଘ ଦିନର ଅଦାଲତି ମାମଲାରେ ଛନ୍ଦି ହେବା ପରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଚିବାଳୟ ରେ ୭୯୬ ଏଏସ୍ଓ ପଦବୀ ପୂରଣ ପାଇଁ ବାଟ ଖୋଲିଥିଲା । ତା୨୨.୧୨.୨୦୨୩ରିଖ ଦିନ ମାନ୍ୟବର ଉଚ୍ଚ ନ୍ୟାୟାଳୟଙ୍କର ରାୟ (DOWNLOAD) ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଲୋକସେବା ଆୟୋଗ ତରଫରୁ ୭୮୭ ଜଣଙ୍କର ଚୂଡାନ୍ତ ମେଧା ତାଲିକା (DOWNLOAD) ତା୩୦.୧୨.୨୦୨୩ରିଖ ରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଥିଲା।
ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ କାରଣରୁ ୭୧ ଜଣଙ୍କୁ ବାଦ୍ ଦେଇ (DOWNLOAD) ସ୍ଵରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ବିଭାଗ ତରଫରୁ ତା୦୮.୦୨.୨୦୨୪ରିଖରେ ୭୧୬ ଜଣ ପରୀକ୍ଷାର୍ଥୀଙ୍କୁ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପତ୍ର (DOWNLOAD) ଜାରି କରାଯାଇଥିଲା ।
ଇତି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅନେକ ପରୀକ୍ଷାର୍ଥୀ ଫେବୃଆରୀ ମାସରେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିବାବେଳେ କିଛି ପରୀକ୍ଷାର୍ଥୀ ବିଭିନ୍ନ କାରଣରୁ ଚାକିରୀରେ ଯୋଗଦେବା ସମୟ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇଁ ଅନୁମତି ନେଇଥିଲେ । ତେବେ ସାଧାରଣ ପ୍ରଶାସନ ବିଭାଗ ନିୟମ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଏହି ଅନୁମତି, ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପତ୍ର ପ୍ରଦାନର ସର୍ବାଧିକ ୬ ମାସ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦିଆଯାଇ ପାରିବ ।
ତେଣୁ ଆବେଦନ କରିଥିବା ପରୀକ୍ଷାର୍ଥୀଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ଵରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ବିଭାଗ ତରଫରୁ ତା୦୭.୦୮.୨୦୨୪ରିଖ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଅନୁମତି ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା ।
ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସୂତ୍ରରୁ ସାଂଗୃହିତ ତଥ୍ୟ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଏଯାବତ୍ ମୋଟ ୬୭୫ ଜଣ ଏଏସ୍ଓ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସଚିବାଳୟର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଭାଗରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି । (# Real information may be collected from Official source)
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Bharat Bandh on 21st August : Planned Over Supreme Court Ruling on Reservations
Security Arrangements for Lokseva Bhawan, Kharvel Bhawan etc.
Second phase of Assembly starts today
After a break from 1-19 August, the second phase of First Session of Odisha Legislative Assembly starts today i.e. 20th August.
On the first day, reports of Departmentally Standing Committee will be presented before the house and demands for grants will be discussed tomorrow onwards.
On 10th September, there will be appropriation bill on the budget for the year 2024-25 passed as per the schedule.
Transfer & posting of OAS Officers
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Government of Odisha
Revenue & Disaster Management Department
Monday, 19 August 2024
Reserved candidates can be appointed/ promoted against UR Vacancy
WP(C) No.12516 of 2020
Lalit Kumar Nayak Vs State of Odisha
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IV. COURT’S REASONING AND ANALYSIS:
5. Heard the Learned Counsels for both parties and meticulously examined the documents submitted before this Court. As per Rule 11 of the Orissa District Revenue Services (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983, promotions to Revenue Inspectors are based on merit, suitability, and seniority among Amins and Assistant Revenue Inspectors. They need to have at least five years of service and have passed required departmental exams/tests.
6. Furthermore, the Orissa Civil Services (Criteria For Promotion) Rules, 1992 state that promotions are based on merit, suitability, and seniority, with the select list arranged by seniority. The 2022 amendment clarifies that SC/ST candidates promoted or recruited on their merit and placed above unreserved candidates will fill unreserved vacancies and not be counted towards the reserved quota.
7. Now, let us peruse the relevant judicial precedents that elucidate this issue. In the case of Indra Sawhney v. Union of India1 the Apex Court, while referencing the intent of Article 16(4) of the Constitution opined that “In this connection it is well to remember that the reservations under Article 16(4) do not operate like a communal reservation. It may well happen that some members belonging to, say, Scheduled Castes get selected in the open competition field on the basis of their own merit; they will not be counted against the quota reserved for Scheduled Castes; they will be treated as open competition candidates.”
8. In the case of R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab2, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court addressed the issue of appointments, promotions, and the use of roster points in relation to reservations. It held in para 5 as under:
“When a percentage of reservation is fixed in respect of a particular cadre and the roster indicates the reserve points, it has to be taken that the posts shown at the reserve points are to be filled from amongst the members of reserve categories and the candidates belonging to the general category are not entitled to be considered for the reserve posts. On the other hand, the reserve category candidates
can compete for the non-reserve posts and in the event of their appointment to the said posts their number cannot be added and taken into consideration for working out the percentage of reservation. Article 16(4) of the Constitution of India permits the State Government to make any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizen which, in the opinion of the State is not adequately represented in the Services under the State.”
9. Similarly, in the case of Union of India v. Virpal Singh Chauhan3, the Apex Court has held that when calculating the number of posts reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, candidates from these categories who are selected or promoted based on merit (rather than reservation rules) should not be counted as reserved category candidates.
10. This jurisprudential position has been emphatically reinforced by the Allahabad High Court in the case of UP Power Corporation Limited v. Nitin Kumar4 where it held that “..where a candidate is meritorious enough to be placed within the zone of selected candidates independent of any claim of reservation and purely on the basis of the merit of the candidate, the candidate ought not to be relegated to a seat against the reserved category. The simple reason for this principle is that reservation is a process by which a certain number of posts or seats is carved out for stipulated categories such as OBC, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Unreserved seats do not constitute a
reservation for candidates belonging to categories other than the reserved categories. An unreserved post or seat is one in which every individual irrespective of the category to which the person belongs can compete in open merit..”
11. Likewise, in the case of Sanjeev Kumar Singh v. State of U.P.5, the Allahabad High Court, while deliberating on the issue of 'open competition with general candidates,' articulated its position in paragraph 53 as follows:
“53..In a selection which can be termed as open competition with general category candidates, the candidature of the reserved category candidates as well as the general category candidates is to be tested on the same merit and if in that case a reserved category candidate succeeds in the open competition with general category candidates, he would be placed amongst the general category candidates..”
12. Thus, no law mandates reservation for general category candidates in public employment. Consequently, the issue of reserved category candidates occupying or being selected for the general seats does not arise. Since the concept of reservation does not apply to general category candidates/ the notion of them having “fixed seats” is inherently flawed.
13. Furthermore, numerous judgments have consistently affirmed that if an individual meets the prescribed merit criteria, there is no justification for preventing them from being recruited or promoted to unreserved positions. The relaxations provided are solely to ensure that reserved category candidates have a level playing field, which aligns with the intent of Article 16(4) of the Indian Constitution.
14. Upon scrutinizing the aforementioned facts in conjunction with the judicial precedents, it can be conclusively inferred that the clarification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha, on 11.01.2019 is devoid of legal soundness.
15. The denial of promotion on the premise that there exists an "excess number of reserved category candidates" represents a profoundly erroneous interpretation of the prevailing laws and inflicts egregious injustice upon meritorious candidates from the reserved category.
16. In the present case, the Petitioner, having completed five years of service as an Amin and successfully passed the requisite departmental examination in accordance with ODRS Rules, is unequivocally eligible to be considered for promotion to the post of Revenue Inspector. Denying him promotion solely on the basis of his reserved category status constitutes a violation of his right to equality enshrined under Article 14 read with Article 16 of the of the Constitution India.
17. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is allowed and the concerned Authority is hereby directed to re-evaluate their promotion policies and promulgate appropriate rules to ensure the advancement of meritorious candidates, irrespective of their reservation status within one month.
18. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is allowed.
(Dr. S.K. Panigrahi)
Judge
Saturday, 17 August 2024
Friday, 16 August 2024
New Appointments: T.V. Somanathan, IAS as Cabinet Secretary
Union Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan appointed as the next Cabinet Secretary with tenure of 2 years.
New Appointments : Shri Manoj Ahuja, IAS as Working Chairman , SJTMC
Manoj Ahuja, Chief Secretary, Govt. of Odisha appointed as Working Chairman of Shri Jagannath Temple Management Committee in addition to his own duties.
# Gajapati Maharaj Dibyasingha Deb is the Chairman.
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New appointments : Govind Mohan, IAS as Union Home Secretary
Govind Mohan, IAS (1989-Batch Sikkim cadre) will be the new Union Home Secretary.
New appointments : Nalini Prabhat, IPS as DGP, J&K
- NSG DG Nalin Prabhat, IPS (1992-Batch) Appointed New DGP, Jammu & Kashmir.
- He belongs to Andhra Pradesh cadre AND immediately posted as Special DG, J&K Police.
- After retirement of RR Swain on Sept 30, he will assume charge as new J&K DGP.
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Thursday, 15 August 2024
Union Cabinet approves 4 New Railway Lines for Odisha
Ministry of Railways
Cabinet approves Eight (8) new line projects across Indian Railways:to provide connectivity, facilitate ease of travelling, minimize logistics cost, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions
The proposed projects will improve logistical efficiency by connecting the unconnected areas and enhancing transportation networks, resulting in streamlined supply chains and accelerated economic growth
The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 24,657 crore (approx.) and will be completed upto 2030-31
The projects will also generate direct employment for about Three(3) crore man-days during construction
Posted On: 09 AUG 2024 9:59PM by PIB Delhi
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved Eight (8) projects of Ministry of Railways with total estimated cost of Rs. 24,657 crore (approx.).
The new line proposals will provide direct connectivity and improve mobility, providing enhanced efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways. The projects are in line with the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s Vision of a New India which will make people of the region “Atmanirbhar” by way of comprehensive development in the area which will enhance their employment/ self-employment opportunities.
The projects are result of PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity which have been possible through integrated planning and will provide seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services.
The 8 (Eight) projects covering 14 Districts in Seven States i.e., Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana and West Bengal will increase the existing network of Indian Railways by 900 Kms.
With these projects 64 New Stations will be constructed, providing enhancing connectivity to Six(6) Aspirational Districts (East Singhbum, BhadadriKothagudem, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Rayagada), approx. 510 villages and about 40 lakh population.
Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site will be connected to Indian Railway Network facilitating large number of tourists.
These are essential routes for transportation of commodities such as agriculture products, fertilizer, coal, iron ore, steel, cement, bauxite, limestone, aluminium powder, granite, ballast, containers etc. The capacity augmentation works will result in additional freight traffic of magnitude 143 MTPA (Million Tonnes Per Annum). The Railways being environment friendly and energy efficient mode of transportation, will help both in achieving climate goals and minimizing logistics cost of the country, reduce oil import (32.20 Crore Litres) and lower CO2 emissions (0.87 MillionTonnes) which is equivalent to plantation of 3.5 crore trees.
DS (Release ID: 2043972)
Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Thursday, 8 August 2024
ESMA invoked for six months
State Govt prohibits strikes by nurses, paramedics, technicians & others providing essential health services in Odisha
Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Monday, 29 July 2024
Sunday, 28 July 2024
Appointment of Governor in Nine States
President Secretariat
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
Posted On: 28 JUL 2024 8:22AM by PIB Delhi
The President of India has accepted the resignation of Shri Banwarilal Purohit as Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh.
2. The President of India is also pleased to make the following appointments of Governors: -
(i) Shri Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde appointed as Governor of Rajasthan.
(ii) Shri Jishnu Dev Varma appointed as Governor of Telangana.
(iii) Shri Om Prakash Mathur appointed as Governor of Sikkim.
(iv) Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.
(v) Shri Ramen Deka appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh.
(vi) Shri C H Vijayashankar appointed as Governor of Meghalaya.
(vii) Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan, Governor of Jharkhand with Additional Charge of Telangana, appointed as Governor of Maharashtra.
(viii) Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam, appointed as Governor of Punjab and has also been appointed as Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
(ix) Shri Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Governor of Sikkim, appointed as Governor of Assam and has also been given additional charge of the Governor of Manipur.
3. The above appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices.
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DS/SR
(Release ID: 2038014)
Saturday, 27 July 2024
Friday, 26 July 2024
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