Odisha

Odisha Govt Offices To Function With 50% Staff; Details Here

By
OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The government offices across Odisha will function with 50 per cent staff strength till January 31 to break the COVID-19 infection chain.

However, officers in the rank of Under Secretary and above shall attend office daily, stated a release by the General Administration and Public Grievances department.

The departments/heads of offices will decide the manner of selection of employees who will attend office, stated the release.

Essential offices or services such as SRC and OSDMA, police, fire services, health services and municipal services along with the State Election Commissioner office and all offices connected with the conduct of panchayat elections shall be exempted from this order and function in full strength.

Besides, offices of all recruiting institutions like OPSC, OSSC, Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission shall function at 75 per cent staff strength.

Moreover, in case of detection of any COVID case among the office employees, the office concerned will follow the protocol issued by the Government in July 2020.

It may also be ensured that the officers/staff, who are not assigned duty on roster, should work from home with VPN provided to them for attending the regular and pending works.

They must be available on telephone at all times to attend to any office work of urgent nature, at short notice. The employees with disability and pregnant women are exempted from attending office and work from home.

It may be mentioned that the state government has issued fresh guidelines after a surge in COVID-19 and Omicron.

Also Read: Daily COVID Caseload Shoots Up By 4 Times In 4 Days In Bhubaneswar

OB Bureau

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