Odisha Ministers Can Now Travel By Air In Business/Executive Class On Official Purposes

Bhubaneswar: Both cabinet and state ministers in Odisha can now travel by air in executive/business/club class on official purposes.

“The state government have been pleased to allow Ministers, both Cabinet and State, of the state to make journey by air in Executive/Business/Club class while travelling on official purposes. This has been concurred in by Finance Department,” the official notification issued by Parliamentary Affairs department said.

In September, the Odisha government allowed Group-A category (Level-12 & above) to travel by air on official tour within the state. “Such employees are  entitled for official tour inside the state by rail or road. Now, in view of expanding intra-state air connectivity, state government is please to allow officers of Group-A category (Level-12 & above) to travel by air on official tour within the state.”