Odisha: Govt Offices to Function With 50% Staff From Monday
Bhubaneswar : In the wake of recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Odisha Government has decided to run all the department and sub-ordinate offices in the state with 50 per cent staff strength beginning from April 19. According to an order issued by General Administration and Public Grievance Department, all departments of the government will [...]
Bhubaneswar : In the wake of recent surge in Covid-19 cases, the Odisha Government has decided to run all the department and sub-ordinate offices in the state with 50 per cent staff strength beginning from April 19.
According to an order issued by General Administration and Public Grievance Department, all departments of the government will function with 50% strength of employees (except officers of the rank of Deputy Secretary and above who shall attend Office daily) with effect from April 19.
The departments, heads of offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack shall be at liberty to decide the manner of selection of employees who will attend office and prepare roster of duty quickly, the order stated.
However, the essential offices and services such as SRC and OSDMA offices, Police, Fire Services, Health Services, Municipal services etc. shall function in full strength.
In case of detection of any Covid case among the office employees, the concerned office will follow the protocol issued by the govemment.
The officers, staff who have been provided with VPN shall work from home, when not assigned roster duty. They must be available to attend to any office work of urgent nature, at short notice and be available on telephone at all times. Administrative Departments will decide about the scale of operations in Sub-ordinate and field offices.
COVID-19: Night Curfew Imposed in All Urban Areas in Odisha, Weekend Shutdown in Urban Areas of 10 Dists Bordering Chhattisgarh
Next ArticleOdisha Puts Ban on Political Rallies
Related Articles
Odisha Govt Transfers 4 IPS Officers
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday transferred four IPS officers across the state. According to an official notification issued by the Home Department, Dr. Saravana Vivek M., currently SP of Brahmapur, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Bhubaneswar. He will take charge against Jagmohan Meena, who is to be relieved. Abhinav Sonkar, [...]
Odisha Final Electoral Roll Published With 3.16 Crore Electors
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s electoral roll revision process has concluded with the publication of the Final Electoral Roll 2026 on Monday, recording 3,16,32,754 electors across the state, the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office said. The revision was carried out with July 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. The draft electoral roll, published on July 5, had listed [...]
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Ganjam Steps Up Preparedness as Deep Depression Threatens Heavy Rainfall; Red Warning for Sept 23-24
Chatrapur: The Ganjam district administration has intensified its preparedness measures as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to move close to the district, bringing the possibility of heavy rainfall and strong winds. An Orange Warning is currently in force, while a Red Warning has been issued for September 23 and 24. [...]