People’s representatives starting from Sarpanch to Chief Minister and all State Government employees from the entry level employees to the Chief Secretary would have to submit their property lists to the State Government.
A proposal to this effect was approved at a State Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday. The people’s representatives and Government staffs would provide their property lists every year and these data would placed in the public domain. A copy of the list would be sent to the State Lokayukta as well.
The Cabinet also passed a resolution to reserve seats in engineering and medical colleges for eligible students who pass out from Government-run schools.
It was also decided for this purpose that a high-level empowered committee would be formed under the chairmanship of a retired High Court judge to chalk out a detailed framework to execute the resolution and submit a report in three months. The decision would be executed from forthcoming academic session. The Cabinet also approved a proposal for change in cadre rules for the Geological Survey and Exploration wing of the erstwhile Odisha Mining and Geology services Rules 1976. The Geological Survey and Exploration wing would be known as the Odisha Geological Service. A total of 12 proposals received the State Cabinet’s approval.