Odisha Govt Revises Leave Restriction Notification for Govt Officials

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government revised its notification regarding restrictions on leave of officers till June 30 in view of the formation of the new state government, on Wednesday.

The General Administration’s notification stated, “It has been decided that officers will be allowed to avail leave, subject to the condition that they will return from leave and join their place of positing immediately, in case of any exigency. They shall also be available on mobile without fail.”

In an earlier notification, the department had disallowed officials to avail leave or leave the headquarters, even on public holidays, till June 30 to attend to any urgent assignments. The only exception was on health grounds.

In a letter to all the heads of departments, collectors and DMs, additional chief secretary to the government Surendra Kumar said as the swearing-in ceremony of the new council of ministers is scheduled on June 12, there will be a lot of activities at different levels of the government. “In view of this, it is imperative to attend to any urgent assignments that may emerge in the coming days. Therefore, no government official will be allowed to avail leave or permitted to leave the headquarters, except on health grounds,” the letter added.