Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Higher Education Department has directed principals of all 488-category and 662-category Non-Government Aided Colleges across the state to submit details of employees who have secured Supreme Court orders in connection with the Grant-in-Aid (GIA) 1994 scheme but whose orders have not yet been communicated to the department.
In a letter issued on November 12, Director of Higher Education, Odisha, Kaliprasanna Mohapatra, said the Supreme Court had disposed of several Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) by relying on the order passed by the Odisha High Court in FAO No. 509/2014 and connected batch cases.
The department has sought details of employees of the concerned colleges who were respondents or appellants in these cases and subsequently obtained orders from the Supreme Court citing the aforementioned FAO, but whose orders are yet to be brought to the department’s notice.
The principals have been directed to furnish the required information within 15 days and complete the exercise by November 30, 2026.
They have also been asked to submit an undertaking certifying that the verification covers all concerned employees, including those currently in service and those who have already retired from their respective institutions.
Describing the matter as “Most Urgent”, the Director has instructed all concerned college authorities to ensure compliance within the stipulated deadline.
The department’s move is significant for employees of aided colleges whose service-related claims are linked to GIA-1994 and who have obtained favourable orders from the Supreme Court.
