PROMOTION OF JOINT SECRETARY TO THE RANK OF ADDITIONAL SECRETARY
PROMOTION OF DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE RANK OF JOINT SECRETARY
PROMOTION OF UNDER SECRETARY TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY SECRETARY
Home Department has sponsored 24 Desk Officers (OSS Cadre) in different Departments of Government for 10th Batch Refresher Training Program to be commenced from dated 14.07.2025 at Odisha Secretariat Training Institute (OSTI), Bhubaneswar.
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As per Press Release Dt.30.06.2025 of Labour Bureau, Govt. of India, the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) for the month of May, 2025 has increased by 0.5 point and stood at 144.0 (PRESS RELEASE.PDF)
Hence based on the AICPI-IW of last 12 months, the Dearness Allowance (DA) may increased by 2% to 3% as during July 2025. Accordingly the DA may be expected to reach 57% or 58%.
It is to be noted that DA for Government employees is being increased twice in a year i.e. in January and July.
DA Calculation:
Avg AICPI of past 12 months = (141.4 + 142.7 + 142.6 + 143.3 + 144.5 + 144.5 + 143.7 + 143.2 + 142.8 + 143 + 143.5 + 144.0) x /12 = 143.27
UPS has been notified as an option under the NPS. Therefore, it has been decided that the Central Government civil employees who opt for UPS under NPS shall also be eligible for option for availing benefits under UPS or the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or the CSS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023 in the event of death of the Government servant during service or his discharge on the ground of invalidation or disablement.
Every Central Government servant covered who opts for Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System shall, at the time of joining Government service, exercise an option in Form 1 for availing benefits under the UPS or under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 2021 or the CCS (Extraordinary Pension) Rules, 2023 in the event of his/her death or boarding out on account of disablement or retirement on invalidation.
Existing Government servants, who have opted for the Unified Pension Scheme under the National Pension System, shall also exercise such option as soon as possible after the notification of these clarifications
Every Government servant shall, along with the option in Form 1, also submit details of family in Form 2 to the Head of Office. The Head of Office shall, on receipt of the Form 2, acknowledge receipt of the Form 2 and all further communications received from the Government servant in this behalf, countersign it indicating the date of receipt and get it pasted on the service book of the Government servant concerned. The Head of Office on receipt of communication from the Government servant regarding any change in the size of family shall also incorporate such a change in Form 2.
The Odisha government declared holiday of schools in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on June 20, ahead of a state-level event to mark 1 year of its tenure in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the event and a traffic congestion is anticipated.
Hon'ble High Court in its judgment datd.03.06.2025 has clarified that the date of joining in Government Service will be considered for seniority rather than the year of appointment.
The seniority among two batches of ASO :
