Tuesday 9 June 2020

Transfer of four ASOs to Lokayukta ...

N.B. Previously, one Under Secretary and two ASOs were deployed to Lokayukta vide Home Deptt Order No. 4553 Dt.31.01.2020.

And five ASOs were deployed vide Order No.16634 Dt.15.04.2019.

Dr. Sanatan Rath passed away...


Eminent neurosurgeon Dr. Sanatan Rath passed away today at the age of 86 in his Cuttack residence. He was suffering from cancer and other old-age related complications for quite some time, his family sources said. Prof. Rath was born on July 25, 1934. After completing his Master of Surgery in Neurosurgery from Christian Medical College, Vellore in 1965, he joined as an Assistant professor of Neurosurgery in SCB Medical College and Hospital and was later appointed head of the department.

ଫେରନ୍ତା କି ସେହି ପିଲାଦିନ ....


ଚାଲିଯିବାକୁ ଭାରି ଇଚ୍ଛା
ସେଇ ମାଟି ଗନ୍ଧଭରା ଜନ୍ମଭୂମିକୁ
ଲୋଟିଯିବାକୁ ସେଇ କାଦୁଅ ସଲବଲ
ଗାଁ ମୁଣ୍ଡ ଫୁଟ୍ ବଲ ପଡ଼ିଆକୁ
ପୁଣି ଥରେ ରାଗ ଜରଜର ମୁଁହରେ
ବୋଉ ଗାଧେଇ ଦଉ ଦଉ 
ଦି ଚାପୁଡ଼ା ଦିଅନ୍ତା ପିଠିରେ. . . .

ସାଇକେଲ ଟା ଧରି ସଞ୍ଜବେଳେ
ଗାଁ ଦାଣ୍ଡରେ ଗଲାବେଳେ
ଗୋପାଳର ଘର ମୁହାଁ ଗୋଗୋଷ୍ଠ ଭିଡରେ
ପୁଣିଥରେ ଧକ୍କା ଲାଗି ପଡି ଯାଆନ୍ତି କି
ଛିଣ୍ଡା ପ୍ୟାଣ୍ଟ ରେ ଖଣ୍ଡିଆ ଆଣ୍ଠୁକୁ ଦେଖି
ରାଗରେ ନିଆଁ ହୋଇ ଗାଳି ଦେଉ ଦେଉ
ପୋକଶୁଙ୍ଗା ପତ୍ର ଲଗେଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତା ବୋଉ . . .

ଡହଡହ ଖରାବେଳଟାରେ 
ସନିଆ , କାଳିଆ ସହିତ ମିଶି ଧନୀ ଗୁଡିଆ ବାଡିରେ
ପିଜୁଳି ଚୋରୋଉ ଚୋରୋଉ
ବୁଢ଼ା ହାତରେ ଧରାପଡି ମୁଣ୍ଡପୋତି ଘରକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତି କି
ହାତରେ ଛାଞ୍ଚୁଣି ମୁଠାଟା ଧରି
ମୁଣ୍ଡରୁ ଗୋଡ଼ ଯାଏଁ ପୂଜା କରୁ କରୁ
କାନ୍ଦି କାନ୍ଦି ତା ଭାଗ୍ୟକୁ ନିନ୍ଦା କରି ବୋଉ
ଏ କୁଳାଙ୍ଗାର କୁ କାହିଁକି ଜନମ ଦେଲି କୁହନ୍ତା କି ? . . .

ଗାଁ ପୋଖରୀର ମାଛଧରା ବେଳ
ହୋଲି , ଦୋଳର ଘୋଡା-ହାତୀ ନାଚ
ମାଣବସା ଗୁରୁବାର ସୁଗନ୍ଧମୟ ମଣ୍ଡାପିଠାର ଆସର 
ଗାଁ ସଭାରେ ପଧାନଙ୍କ ନ୍ୟାୟ ଶୁଣାଣୀ
ସବୁ ଯେମିତି ଲାଗୁଛି ନିଆରା
ପୁଣିଥରେ ଚାଲିଯାଆନ୍ତି କି ସମୟ ର ବିପରୀତ ସୁଅରେ
ସେଇ ଗାଁକୁ
ଯେଉଁଠି ଚାଲନ୍ତା ସ୍ନେହ, ପ୍ରେମ, ଦୟା, ଦଣ୍ଡ ଓ ଭୟର ଆସରା
ମୋ ଗାଁଟା ନିଆରା
ମୋ ଗାଁଟି  ନିଆରା....
- ଶେଷଦେବ 
ସହାୟକ ଉପବିଭାଗ ଅଧିକାରୀ

OSSA demands filling up of vacant promotional posts

Sambad dated 09.06.20

Monday 8 June 2020

Strict implementation of COVID-19 guidelines in Office

16th June declared as local holiday in Balasore and Khurda

Modification in Control room duty

OSSA writes Honble CM to fill up vacant promotional posts

Demolition of 416 Staff Quarters in UNIT-II

DEMOLITION OF QUARTERS
First Phase       : Rajmahal to Master Canteen
Second Phase  : Rajmahal to Sishu Bhawan
Third Phase      : Master Canteen to Gurudwar
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VA - 7/1 to 12/4        = 24 Qtrs
VI D/S - 3/1 to 4/2    =  4 Qtrs
B - Type                   =  1 Qtr
VR - 1/1 to 4/2         =  8  Qtrs
IV A-9/1 to 48/6       = 96 Qtrs
IV R - 1/1 to 33/2     = 26 Qtrs
II RA  - 1 to 54         = 40 Qtrs
Type-II                     = 96 Qtrs
II RB -1/1                 =  1  Qtr
II RB(F)-7/1 to 10/6 = 24 Qtrs
VA - 13/1 to 36/4     = 96 Qtrs
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                  TOTAL  = 416 Qtrs

Religious places in Odisha restricted till 30th June

820 monuments under ASI to be opened today

Ministry of Culture

820 centrally protected monuments under the ASI which have places of worship will open from tomorrow : Shri Prahlad Singh Patel

All the protocols issued by the MHA and the Health Ministry will be followed

Posted On: 07 JUN 2020 6:29PM by PIB Delhi

Union Minister for Culture & Tourism (I/C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel announced that Culture  Ministry has approved opening of 820 centrally protected monuments under the Archeological Survey of India which have places of worship from 8th June, 2020. Shri Patel also said that all the protocols issued by the MHA and the Health ministry will be followed in these monuments.

In its order, Culture Ministry said that ASI shall ensure that preventive measures as stipulated in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, on 4.6.2020 to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the religious places/places of worship  are effectively put in place and scrupulously followed while opening and managing these Centrally Protected Monuments. ASI shall also further ensure that it follows all other directions issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India in this regard.

Ministry of Culture also requested ASI to share the list of these 820 CPMs proposed to be opened on 8.6.2020 with respective States and the Districts concerned and that any state and/or district specific orders with regard to containment and prevention of spread of COVID- 19 are also comprehensively implemented.

Kindly click the link for the list of living monuments

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NB /AKJ/OA (Release ID: 1630072) 

From Odisha:



Sunday 7 June 2020

Bande Utkal Janani got State song status by Cabinet

In a historic step, the Odisha Government on 7 June, 2020 has accorded State Song status to ‘Bande Utkal Janani’, the patriotic poem of Kantakabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra.

Some beautiful arts of Amarendra Behera, ASO

As an extracurricular activity, Sri Amarendra Behera, ASO of Home Department has tried to capture both nature as well as his near & dear ones on canvas by his god gifted art skill. He has presented an art of Honble CM, Naveen Pattnaik in CMO. Recently he has presented his mother's sketch on her day of retirement from Govt. service. During this Lockdown period, he has tried to capture different moments of his own village, Sisirana on canvas. 
All the best Amarendra...

Transfer & posting of Finance Officers

Saturday 6 June 2020

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21

Ministry of Finance 
 Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21 (Series III) – Issue Price
Posted On: 05 JUN 2020 9:14PM by PIB Delhi

In terms of the Government of India Notification No. F.No. 4(4)-B/(W&M)/2020 dated April 13, 2019, Sovereign Gold Bonds 2020-21 (Series III) will be opened for the period June 08-12, 2020 with Settlement date June 16, 2020. The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be Rs 4,677 (Rupees Four thousand Six hundred Seventy seven only) – per gram, as also published by RBI in their Press Release dated June 05, 2020.

The Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India has decided to allow discount of Rs 50 (Rupees Fifty only) per gram from the issue price to those investors who apply online and the payment is made through digital mode. For such investors the issue price of Gold Bond will be Rs 4,627 (Rupees Four thousand Six hundred twenty seven only) per gram of gold.

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RM/KMNRI (Release ID: 1629758)

Frequently Asked Questions: RBI

Friday 5 June 2020

Govt divests 9 IAS Officers of COVID management

The Odisha Government today divested additional responsibilities for COVID-19 management entrusted to nine IAS officers.The General Administration & Public Grievance Department through an order issued today rescinded its earlier orders with respect to these officers.
Office Order No.13272 Dt.05.06.2020
Surendra Kumar - Nodal Officer for supply and movement of essential commodities for State
Vishal Dev - OSD to Chief Secretary and Special Secretary to Health Department
Dr. Krishan Kumar - In-Charge COVID-19 digital response system for operation of 104 call centre and the portal created for mandatory registration of persons returning to Odisha from abroad.
Aravind Agarwal - To assist Principal Secretary, Health, in matters related to COVID-19.
Sachin Jadhav - OSD to Chief Secretary.
Bhupendra Poonia - To assist Principal Secretary, Health, in matters related to COVID-19.
Ms Rashmita Panda - To assist Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Principal Secretary Labour and Team Leader in-charge of IEC for COVID management.

Office Order No.13274 Dt.05.06.2020
Anu Garg - IEC activities and for COVID-19 related training
R. Vineel Krishna - OSD to Chief Advisor, CMO

Covid control room in two shifts only w.e.f. 08.06.2020

Earlier, the control room was functioning 24x7 in four shifts i.e. 5AM - 11AM, 11AM-5PM, 5PM-11PM & 11PM-5AM. 
Now it is decided to function from 8AM to 8PM in two shifts w.e.f. 08.06.2020.

Forth Modification in control room duty

Deva Snana Purnima 2020





JAY JAGANNATH SWAMI

Thursday 4 June 2020

SOP on preventive measures in Offices

Clarification on closing of Government Offices



Transfer & posting of OAS Officers


Shri Sudhakar Burgi, OAS (SAG), Additional Secretary to Government, Labour & ESI Department is transferred and posted as General Manager, OMBADC, Bhubaneswar on Foreign Service terms & conditions.

Smt. Bishnupriya Sahoo, OAS Gr.A (SB), Deputy Director, Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency, Bhubaneswar is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, I & PR Department.

Smt. Sasmita Sahoo, OAS Gr.A (SB) ex-Deputy Commissioner, BMC, Bhubaneswar UoT as APD (Admin.), DRDA, Angul is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Agriculture & FE Department.

Shri Santanu Kumar Mohanty, OAS Gr.A (SB), Sub-Collector, Khorda is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department with additional Charge of OSD, Mo College.

Shri Suvendra Kumar Samal, OAS Gr.A (SB), Tahasildar, Khurdha UoT as Sub-Collector, Paralakhemundi is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.

Shri Ashok Kumar Behuria, OAS Gr.A (SB), Deputy Secretary to Government, Sports & Youth Services Department is transferred and posted as Sub- Collector, Khordha.

Shri Trilochan Mohanty, OAS Gr.A (SB), BDO, Bhubaneswar is
transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to Government, PR & DW Department.

Shri Diilip Kumar Moharana, OAS Gr.A (SB), BDO, Badasahi is transferred and posted as APD (Admin.), DRDA, Ganjam on Foreign service terms & conditions.

Wednesday 3 June 2020

Court dismissed petition against Govt decision on freezing of DA/DR


First submission:
Central Government Employees and Central Government Pensioners have a vested right to receive the enhanced Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief which has already been declared effective from 01.01.2020. 

ORDER
To examine the merit of this submission, we may refer to the All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules, 1972. These statutory rules have been framed by the Central Government after consultation with the Government of the States concerned in exercise of powers conferred by Sub-Section (1) of Section 3 of All India Services Act,1952. Rule 3 of the said Rule is relevant and which reads as follows:

3. Regulation of dearness allowance:
Every member of the Service and every officer whose initial pay is fixed in accordance with sub-rule (5) or sub-rule (6A) of rule 4 of the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules 1954 or sub-rule (5) of rule 4 of the Indian Police Service (Pay) Rules 1954 or sub-rule (6) of rule 4 of the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules 1968, shall be entitled to draw dearness allowance at such rates, and subject to such conditions, as may be specified by the Central Government, from time to time, in respect of the officers of Central Civil Services, Class I. “       (Emphasis supplied)

From the above Rule, it would be seen that Central Government servants shall be entitled to draw Dearness Allowance “at such rates and subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Central Government, from time to time, in respect of officers of the Central Civil Service, Class-I”. We may notice that there is no other statutory rule brought to our notice relating to payment of Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief and it appears that the said Rule governs the payment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief to Government servants and Government Pensioners of the Union in respect of all the classes of employees.

The above rule shows that the entitlement to draw Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief is determined by the Central Government. The same may be specified by the Central Government from time to time, subject to whatever conditions the Government may deem fit to impose.

From the above Rule, it is clear to us that, firstly, there is no statutory rule which obliges the Central Government to continue to enhance the Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief at regular intervals i.e. to revise the same upwards from time to time. Consequently, there is no vested right in the Central Government Employees, or Central Government Pensioners to receive higher Dearness Allowance or Dearness Relief on regular intervals.

Last Submission:
The Office Memorandum could not have been issued by mere issuance of an office order, and the same should have been either framed as a statutory rule, or by issuing a gazette notification. 

ORDER :
We do not find any basis for this submission. We have noticed Rule 3 of the All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules, 1972. The said Rule does not state that the Central Government can form, or communicate, its decision with regard to entitlement to draw Dearness Allowance, subject to conditions, only by framing another rule, or by a gazette notification. There is no such requirement in law. Therefore, we do not find any merits in this submission as well.

So far as the right to receive the increase of Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief already declared by the Government with effect from 01.01.2020 is concerned, it falls well within the domain of the Central Government to decide as to when to disburse the said increase. There is no obligation in law upon the Central Government to disburse the increase in Dearness Allowance/ Dearness Relief within a time bound manner. Rule 3 of All India Services (Dearness Allowance) Rules referred to above, itself empowers the Central Government to lay down the conditions subject to which Dearness Allowance may be drawn by officers of Central Government.

For the aforesaid reasons we do not find any merit in this petition and the same is, accordingly, dismissed.

3rd Modification in control room duty


All public parks within BMC Area will be opened in all days

   PARK OPENING TIME  
All days except during shutdown
[ 5.00AM - 10.00AM and 4.00PM - 6.00PM ]
 Elderly citizens i.e. Age 60 & above are allowed only during 5.00AM-7.00AM 

Get well soon .....

One of our colleagues (Assistant Section Officer) of Revenue & DM Department is suffering from a serious ailment i.e. Suggestive of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with multilineage dysplasia. 
All our prayers will be for her to make a quick recovery. 
GET WELL SOON

World Bicycle Day

3 JUNE, 2020

In April 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as International World Bicycle Day. The resolution for World Bicycle Day recognizes "the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the Bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport."

COVID-19 Control Room Duty w.e.f. 03.06.2020

Tuesday 2 June 2020

Government Offices will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays in June

As a part of Weekend Shutdown (Sundays & Saturdays) in 11 Districts of Odisha to contain spread of Corona virus,  all Government Offices shall remain closed on 6-7th,  13-14th,  20-21st and 27-28th June,  2020.