CM Mohan Majhi has urged sTAff selection chiefs to speed up recruitment for vacant government positions
OdishaPlus Bureau
To accelerate the recruitment process for filling all vacant positions within administrative departments, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi convened a meeting on Wednesday with the chairpersons of three service selection commissions. He urged them to enhance the government’s workforce to improve public service delivery.
During the high-level meeting held at Lok Seva Bhavan, which included the chairpersons of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC), and Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC), Majhi specifically directed that vacancies in critical service sectors such as health, home affairs, education, and agriculture be addressed promptly. He underscored the importance of ensuring that these essential departments operate efficiently and effectively, while also highlighting the necessity for a recruitment process that is transparent, fair, and impartial throughout the state.
The government has established a goal to recruit 150,000 individuals over five years, to fill 65,000 vacant positions within the initial two years. At present, there are 110,557 unoccupied roles across various state departments.
The Chief Minister has instructed all departments to submit recruitment proposals for these vacant positions to the respective service selection commissions by March 31. He emphasized the necessity for departments to conduct targeted recruitment initiatives within a designated timeframe to address vacancies allocated for scheduled castes and tribes.
Majhi indicated that there is no requirement to seek approval from the relevant empowered committees for the recruitment of Group-B positions. He also called for the reconstitution of the empowered committee currently operating within the Finance department to ensure it includes representatives from the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities department, thereby overseeing the selection and reservation for the recruitment of persons with disabilities (PwDs).To assist candidates from the undivided Koraput district, the Chief Minister proposed the establishment of an OPSC examination center in Jeypore. Currently, the OPSC operates five examination centers.
In attendance were OPSC Chairman Arun Sarangi, OSSC Chairperson Abhay, OSSSC Chief Lalit Das, Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja, and Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Nikunja Bihari Dhal.
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