Zero Tolerance: Five Officers Given Compulsory Retirement For Inefficiency and Corruption

Bhubaneswar: In line with its commitment to zero tolerance to corruption and inefficiency, the Odisha Government has given compulsory retirement to five more officials of the state government. The five officials given compulsory retirement today include an Engineer, CDPO, Anganwadi Supervisor, Police Inspector and Revenue supervisor.

Baripada ITDA Assistant Engineer Santosh Kumar Das, against whom there were cases of corruption and disproportionate assets of Rs 2.8 crore has been handed over compulsory retirement. He was arrested and sent to jail in relation to the said cases. The vigilance sleuths had recovered cash to the tune of 41.76 lakhs from his possession and property including multiple flats in Bhubaneswar and Balasore.

Former CDPO of Balikuda Jagatsinghpur, Sarala Dei, CDPO, who was aprehanded by the Odisha vigilance while taking a bribe of Rs 20 thousand in November last year has also been given compulsory retirement. The vigilance department has unearthed huge properties including five plots in Bhubaneswar, Pipili and Jagatsinghpur. She has been given retirement for inefficiency and corruption. Pratima Sahu, anganwadi supervisor, who was also apprehended along with Sarala Dei has also been given retirement on charges of corruption and inefficiency.
Inspector of Anugul Police Training College, Ramachandra Behera, who had many allegation against him has been handed over compulsory retirement due to inefficiency and indiscipline.

Likewise, the Revenue Supervisor working in the Keonjhar Sadar Tahasil Office, Hrudananda Sahu has also been handed over compulsory retirement due to his corrupt practices. He was caught by the vigilance department while taking bribe during a land demarcation work.

The Odisha Government has taken the decision to give compulsory retirement by taking into account the feedback received through Mo Sarkar and other sources. It is worth mentioning here that the state government had given compulsory retirement to two Civil Servants including an Indian Forest Service Officer and and an Indian Administrative service officer recently. During his fifth term alone, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has taken strict action against 146 erring officials by handing them over compulsory retirement of dismissing them from the service.