Amendments to OCS Rules Among 9 Proposals Gets Cabinet Approval

Bhubaneswar (Saroj Kumar Rout): The Naveen’s Cabinet today approved the amendments to Odisha Civil Services Rules for appointment of an eligible family member of the perished government servant, who dies while in service, in Group D post on compassionate grounds. Earlier, it was applicable for both Group C and Group D posts.

Two drinking water projects at an estimated cost of Rs 344 crore for Sundargarh and long-term linkage to provide raw materials to state-based end user industries through OMC Ltd, among nine proposals, were given the go ahead at the meeting of council of ministers chaired by the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at Lok Seva Bhawan.

According to reports, the cabinet is believed to have approved the State Budget 2020-21 of around 1.50 lakh crore. The budget will be presented in Assembly on February 18.