Odisha govt asks fully vaccinated employees to start attending office

Since April 29, except for a few departments, like police and health, only 50% of employees were attending office in Odisha.

Published on: Jun 18, 2021, 13:52:25 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Odisha government employees, who have been fully vaccinated, have to attend office while other administrative departments and sub-ordinate offices in Odisha can function with 50% staff strength till June end, as per a state notification.

File photo: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. (ANI)

The notification of the general administration department stated that employees in every department of state government running with 50% employees on roster arrangement have to come to office if they have received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccine. Since April 29, except for a few departments, like police and health, only 50% of employees were attending office.

Officials said 50% of the state secretariat employees can start attending offices as they have been received two doses of vaccines. As per the order, various administrative departments and heads of offices will be at the liberty to decide the manner of selection of employees who will attend office based on a roster.

Essential offices like special relief commissioner, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority, fire service, health services and municipal service will function with full strength. The state government, however, exempted employees with disability and pregnant employees from attending office.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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