Go Green Initiative: First of Its Kind in Country, Odisha Government to Go for One Page Salary Bill for Its 4.5 Lakh Employees from December

Bhubaneswar: In yet another significant go green initiative, a first of its kind in the country , the Odisha Government has decided to introduce single page salary bill for its employees from the month of December, official sources said.

According to an office memorandum, the Finance Department maintained that approximately more than 15 lakh A3 size papers are used for drawal of salary for all Government establishments every month.

Approximately, 50 sheets of A3 papers are used to draw salary of an employee. With the decision, the Government will save 1.8 crore A3 sheets of paper in a year, sources added.

As part of 5T initiatives, it has also been decided that the salary of the employees will be paid by the treasury on the last working day of the month and it will also be a single page bill facilitating efficiency and timeliness in drawal and disbursement of salary.

The Government has decided to go for a pilot project in major treasuries of the Capital City after discussion with the Accountant General of Odisha and other stakeholders.

Meanwhile official sources said training and hand-holding support will be extended to the officers in treasuries and DDOs for the successful implementation of the initiative.