Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today took nine important decisions relating to the departments of Skill Development and Technical Education, General Administration and Public Grievance, and Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water.
In continuation to the historic announcement by the Chief Minister today regarding the regularisation of contractual employees, Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra along with Principal Secretary General Administration and Public Grievance Surendra Kumar said that the Cabinet approved the tenders for the construction of major piped water supply projects in four districts.
These included two rural pipe water supply projects tendered for around Rs 395.43 Cr for Ranpur and Odagaon blocks of Nayagarh district; project for Ambabhona, Bhatil and Sohela blocks of Bargarh district; 5 projects for Tangi, Bhubaneswar, Balipatana and Balianata blocks of Khordha district; and, 2 projects for Thuamul Rampur and Kokara blocks of Kalahandi district.
Mahapatra added that the Cabinet also approved waiver of rent of SDC and SDECs for the period from March 2020 to October 2020 due to Covid-19; Rules for Odisha Group-B, C, and D Posts (Repeal and Special Provisions)-2022; Amendment of Odisha Heads of Dept of Recruitment and conditions of service of Junior Assts, ASOs, SOs Rules-2019; Combined Technical Service recruitment examination Rules; and, Combined post-graduate level recruitment examination for specialist posts service Rules-2022.
