Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has put three officials out of duty and ordered stoppage of their salaries following departmental inquiry into allegations levelled against them.
As per an order issued by the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of OSRTC, the action was taken based on the recommendations of a preliminary inquiry report submitted by an enquiry committee after a hearing held at the OSRTC Corporate Office in Bhubaneswar in December.
The officials placed out of duty are Eswar Mohapatra, District Manager, OSRTC, Koraput; Jyoti Prakash Behera, Assistant Manager (Depot), OSRTC, Jeypore; and Preetish Kumar Nayak, Assistant Manager (Depot), OSRTC, Sundargarh.
As per the order, the three officials will remain out of duty until further orders and will not be paid any remuneration during this period. The corporation has made interim arrangements as these officials will be out of duty.
