Bhubaneswar: The state government has issued show cause notices to ten officers of the Odisha Forest Service (OFS) for their failure to report at new places of posting following transfer orders.
As per official sources, notices have been issued by the Finance Department to OFS officers Satyasai Das, Bijaylaxmi Biswal, Sanat Kumar Jena, Geeta Das, Nirupama Sahu, Padma Jyoti Sahu, Bichitra Gomango, Biranchi Mahanandia, Padmabati Nayak and Bibhutendu Pratap Lenka.
These ten officers have been asked to submit explanation within seven days from the date of receipt of the letter, failing which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against them in accordance with prescribed norms.
It was stated the officers either had not been relieved from their previous postings or, despite being relieved, failed to report and join duty at their transferred places of posting.
Such failure to join adversely affects the functioning of offices. It further described non-compliance with transfer orders as an act of indiscipline and insubordination, constituting a violation of the Odisha Government Servants’ Conduct Rules, the letter stated.
