Deptts and sub-ordinate offices asked to function with 75% employees in December for Covid-19

Bhubaneswar, July 31: Odisha government has asked all the departments and sub-ordinate offices to perform the official work with 75 percent of the employee’s strength (all staff including Group-A Officers) in the month of December in view of Covid-19 pandemic. All state government offices will remain closed on Saturdays. “The Departments / Heads of Offices in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack may decide the manner of selection of employees who will attend office. However, the essential offices / services such as SRC and OSDMA offices, Police, Fire Services, Health Services, Municipal services etc. shall function in full strength. Besides, all officials and staff involved with functioning of the Assembly will attend office on all days in view of the ongoing session,” read a notification of General Administration & Public Grievance Department. The notification further said that administrative departments will decide about the scale of operations in sub-ordinate and field offices. “The Officers / staff who have been provided with VPN shall work from home, when not assigned roster duty but shall not leave headquarters without permission. They must be available to attend to any office work of urgent nature, at short notice and be available on telephone at all times,” added the notification.