[Watch] Odisha Relaxes Upper Age For Govt Job Seekers; Know Other Cabinet Decisions

Bhubaneswar: The State Cabinet has decided to extend upper age limit for entry to state government service from 32 to 38 for three years up to 2023.

Informing about the decisions taken at the Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with Development Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena said 12 major proposals meeting have been approved.

The decision to increase the upper age limit for government jobs was taken to enable youth who could not appear the recruitment examinations because of COVID situation, and run out of age during last two years.

The Chief Minister also gave nod for Odisha non-Government colleges, Junior colleges and higher Secondary schools grant-in order 2022.

Cabinet also approved the tender proposals of mega pipe water supply schemes for Samakhunta, Kaptipada and Baripada block of Mayurbhanj district; Banki, Dampada Baranga of Cuttack district; Jujumora, Maneswar Naktideula, Rairakhol blocks of Sambalpur district; and Saraskana, Kuliana and Bangiriposi blocks of Mayurbhanj district.

Construction of these pipe water supply schemes would be completed in 2 years from the time of the execution agreement.

In another decision of the Revenue and Disaster Management department, the Government has decided to levy the licence fee at 3 per cent of the market value of land payable each year for temporary allotment of government land/departmental land in
favour of a public entity for public purposes.

The government also gave post-facto approval of allotment of 10.046 acres of land in Plot No. 24, Chandaka Industrial Estate, Bhubaneswar and grant of Rs 58.65 crore towards infrastructure cost of National Institute of Fashion Technology. Additionally, 2 acres land adjacent to the NIFT campus will be allotted free of cost on long term basis in favour of NIFT and payment of Rs 4.58 crore to IDCO towards the land cost including land rent and land cess, IMC and processing fee by the State Government.

In another decision, recruitment for Excise DSP will be conducted through OPSC and included in Schedule 1 of OPSC. All future recruitments will be carried under OCC combined Competitive Recruitment Rule 1991.

On the other hand, this licence for temporary use of government land/ departmental land can be granted for one year at a time, which can be extended maximum for three years.

Earlier, the licence fee was 1/10th have of the market value of the land payable each year for temporary allotment of government land for
private purposes.