Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has ordered strict implementation of the transfer and rotation of ministerial and field-level employees working under the revenue administration in all districts within a fixed timeline.
Officials said the move aims strengthen administrative efficiency, ensure transparency and maintain balanced deployment of personnel across various offices across the state.
In a letter to all District Collectors, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Arabinda Padhee, directed authorities to complete the transfer process of employees serving in the same office for more than three years during the current transfer season, by June 15, 2026.
Ministerial employees including Section Officers (SO), Senior Revenue Assistants (SRA), and Junior Revenue Assistants (JRA), along with field-level functionaries such as Revenue Supervisors (RS), Revenue Inspectors (RI), Assistant Revenue Inspectors (ARI), Amins and other key staff, are to be transferred and rotated if they have remained posted in the same office beyond the prescribed tenure.
The aim is to ensure transparency and accountability in the offices of District Collectors, Sub-Collectors, Blocks and Tahsils across the state.
The state government has reportedly taken serious note of pending transfers in several districts and directed Collectors to ensure that the exercise is carried out strictly in accordance with existing government policies and guidelines. District Collectors have also been asked to submit detailed action-taken reports to the department immediately after completion of the transfer and rotation process.
