Bhubaneswar: As many as 504 Junior Engineers (Civil) joined the state government at an induction programme organised at the Convention Centre of Lok Seva Bhawan in the Odisha capital here today.
While 398 were appointed under the Panchayati Raj Department, 78 appointed in Odisha Municipal Engineering Cadre and 28 joined the Public Health Engineering Cadre in the Housing & Urban Development (H&UD) department.
Addressing the new engineers, the Chief Minister said, “You all are young, confident and full of energy. You are here to serve the people, make their lives change for the better. Develop a passion to give your best.”
Welcoming the new engineers, he advised them to follow the 5T principles of Teamwork, Transparency, Technology and Time to see the Transformation in their work. “You will see the complete transformation of Odisha in your lifetime. And you will be a catalyst of that transformation,” said the Chief Minister.
He further said his government has taken up a drive to bring transformation in every sector of society and also to bring visible improvement in the quality of life of the people. “Our 24/7 Drink From Tap is one such transformative facility that even bigger cities like Delhi and Mumbai do not have. We want to break new ground in all our endeavours,” added the Chief Minister.
He further said, “You will be working in urban and rural areas of our state to build Infrastructure for providing basic amenities to people.”
Provision of drinking water, sanitation, success of schemes like Basudha, Garima, Drink From Tap, Housing facility for urban poor under Jaga Mission and many other programmes will be directly managed by these new engineers at the grassroots level.
Speaking on the occasion, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Minister Pradeep Kumar Amat said there was a time when no recruitment was taking place because of the financial crunch in the state. Today, because of the deft handling of the financial situation by the Chief Minister, there are now two to three recruitments happening every month.
Housing & urban Development Minister Usha Devi said water is crucial to public health and hygiene. “As engineers, you will look up to a very essential mandate establishing a link between policy and implementation.”
Three new engineers Ashashree Sahu, Sanjeev Mahant and Smruti Pragyan Chhotray expressed their happiness over the fast and transparent recruitment process. They committed themselves to the principles of 5T throughout their career in public service.
Housing & Urban Development department Additional Chief Secretary G. Mathivathanan advised the new engineers to learn to work with people and public representatives. The services being provided to people are mandated as rights of people, he added.
Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water department Principal Secretary SK Lohani, in his welcome address, spoke about the significance of 5T and Mo Sarkar.
