Bhubaneswar: In view of the swearing-in of the new BJP government in Odisha, the state government has directed all the officials to remain available in their respective Headquarters to attend to any urgent assignments that may emerge in the coming days.
“No government official will be allowed to avail leave or permission to leave the Headquarters, even on public holidays, (except on Health grounds) until June 30 to attend to any urgent assignments,” the General Administration and Public Grievances Department said.
IAS Surendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secy, GA & PG Dept, has written to all ACS, Principal Secys, Commissioner-cum-Secretaries, all departments and Collectors regarding restriction on grant of leave and absence from Headquarters.
The letter mentions, the Swearing-in Ceremony of the new Council of Ministers is scheduled to be held on 12.06.2024 and with the assumption of charges by the new Goverment, there will be a lot of activities at different levels of the Government. In view of this, it is imperative that all Government officials should remain available in their respective Headquarters to attend to any urgent assignments that may emerge in the coming days.
