Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Thursday approved the transfer of equity shares to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) from Shapoorji Pallonji Port Maintenance Private Limited and from Odisha Stevedores Limited and signing of Revised Concession Agreement between Directorate of Ports & IWT, C&T Department and Gopalpur Ports Ltd (GPL). The Cabinet also amended the OCS(RA) Rules, 2020.
Gopalpur Ports Ltd has got the nod for transfer of 95% of equity shares to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) from Shapoorji Pallonji Port Maintenance Private Limited (56%) and from Orissa Stevedores Limited (39%). Permission has also been given to sign the Revised Concession Agreement for development and expansion of Gopalpur Ports Ltd.
The Cabinet also gave its nod to framing of the Odisha Ex-Agniveers (Recruitment to Uniform Services) Rules, 2024. ‘The proposed rules aims to provide ample opportunities to ex-Agniveer to secure job in uniform service like Police, Forest, Excise, Fire or any services as decided by the government from time to time by providing
The state government approved the proposal for 10% horizontal reservation for ex-Agniveers in all Group ‘C” and “D” posts in direct recruitment in the uniform services of the state. Such reservation shall be over and above the reservation applicable for ex-servicemen provided they fulfil the required minimum qualifications prescribed for the posts in the relevant recruitment rules as on the date of award of Agniveer certificate.
It also approved the amendment of the OCS(RA) Rules, 2020. As per provision of the OCS(RA) Rules, 2020, unmarried daughters and unmarried step daughters of deceased government servants are being considered for compassionate appointment. Whereas the case of married daughters/married step daughters are not considered.
It is therefore, proposed to amend the OCS(RA) Rules, 2020 for consideration of the case of daughters/step daughters irrespective of their status of marriage for compassionate appointment subject to conditions that their “dependency” on their parents is proved,” Odisha Chief Secretary Mohan Ahuja told the media after the Cabinet meeting.
