GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC GRIEVANCE DEPARTMENT
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
No.GAD-SER2-TP-0012-2024/ 29416 Dt.04.102024
Sub: Selection and Appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special
Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the Ministers - reg.
The undersigned is directed to convey the following guidelines regarding the
selection and appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in
the Office of the Ministers:
1. Discretion in Selection :
The Ministers shall have discretion in the matter of selection of serving officers
for appointment as Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in their Office,
subject to the terms and conditions mentioned herein. Such appointments will be co-terminus with the office of the Ministers.
2. Eligibility Criteria for Appointment
i) Appointments to the post of Private Secretary to Ministers shall be made from
among the Officers in the rank of Additional Secretary (Level 16, of ORSP
Rules, 2017) or Joint Secretary (Level -14 of ORSP Rules, 2017).
ii) Appointments to the post of Officer on Special Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the
Ministers shall be made from among the Officers in the rank of Joint Secretary
(Level-14 of ORSP Rules, 2017) or Deputy Secretary (Level-13, of ORSP
Rules, 2017).
Provided, the OSD must be at least one rank junior to the Private
Secretary of the concerned Minister.
iii) An Officer who has held the post of Private Secretary / O.S.D in the five years,
immediately preceding the current appointment, will not be eligible. lt must be
ensured that there is a minimum gap of five years between the previous service
as Private Secretary/O.S.D. and the present appointment.
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