Zero Tolerance Against Corruption: Odisha Govt Dismisses 15 Officials, Stops Pension of Two Retd Employees
Bhubaneswar: In pursuance of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy against corruption, the Odisha Government has taken stern action against some of the tainted officers dismissing as many as 15 officers from service. The State Government has also stopped pension of two retired employees, according to official sources.
Bhubaneswar: In pursuance of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy against corruption, the Odisha Government has taken stern action against some of the tainted officers dismissing as many as 15 officers from service. The State Government has also stopped pension of two retired employees, according to official sources.
The dismissed officers include former Boudh MVI Debi Prasad Padhi , Former secretary of Dunguripali cooperative society in Subarnapur, Debadutta Dash, Octroi Tax Sarkar of Umerkote Municipality, Kaliprasad Singh; Former junior clerk of Dhamnagar tehsil in Bhadrak district, Batakrushna Barik; Former VLW of M.Rampur in Kalahandi, Krushna Mohan Das; Former secretary-cum- panchayat executive officer (PEO) of Kesinga block, Ashok Kumar Saha; Former PEO of Junagarh block, Padmamukh Sabar; Former secretary of Mursundi gram panchayat Kishore Chandra Pradhan; Former assistant engineer of Banapur Salia irrigation project, Bijay Kumar Sahu; Former JE of Bhawanipatna Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Karunakar Panda; Former JE of Water Resources department, Kuliana block, Mangal Singh Munda; Former assistant engineer of Kuliana block Baidyanath Majhi; Former JE of Sarakana block, Pratap Chandra Rout; Former JE of Thuamul-Rampur ITDA, Nigamananda Panda; Senior clerk of BMC health officer’s office, Chittaranjan Lal,
Besides, pension of retired Ex-Assistant Engineer of ITDA of Water Resource Department from Kalahandi district Aswini Kumar Sharma and Ex-APD at DRDA (retd) of Water Resource Department in Kalahandi District, Sasha Sekhar Patnaik has been stopped.
Action against these officials has taken after the state Vigilance Department convicted them in corruption charges.
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