Cuttack: In a tough action, the Cuttack district administration has withheld the salaries of 91 government employees for the month of November over poor performance in addressing public grievances registered with the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell.
Official sources said that the district Collector has sent the list of defaulting employees to the Cuttack Treasury Office for stoppage of salaries. These officials had reportedly failed to resolve grievances submitted through the Janasunani portal, despite repeated reminders.
Among those facing action are the Sub-Collectors of Athagarh and Banki, Block Development Officers, Tehsildars, and officials from departments such as police, public works, rural development, water resources, and RWSS. The move aims to ensure proper accountability.
The action follows displeasure expressed by the Chief Minister’s Grievance Cell over Cuttack district’s consistently poor performance in grievance disposal during Monday hearings. The district’s ranking in grievance resolution has reportedly continued to decline statewide.
“Even after repeated persuasion and review meetings, the progress of disposal is not encouraging. The District’s position in disposal percentage is worsening across the State. CMGC has expressed utter displeasure over poor disposal of grievances received on the Monday CM Grievance Cell,” the letter issued to the District Treasury said.
