Five more State Government officials were compulsorily retired on Tuesday on the grounds of corruption and inefficiency, a release from the Chief Minister’s Office informed.
The officials included an Assistant Engineer, a CDPO, an Anganwadi Supervisor, a police Inspector-in-Charge and a Revenue Supervisor.
Santosh Kumar Das, Assistant Engineer, Baripada ITDA, was accused of corruption and possession of disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.80 crore. He was given compulsory retirement on grounds of inefficiency, dishonesty and financial irregularities.
Sarala Dei, Community Development Project Officer (CDPO), Balikuda, Jagatsinghpur district, who had been caught by Vigilance while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000, was also compulsorily retired.
Besides, Jagatsinghpur’s Balikuda Anganwadi Supervisor Pratima Sahu was caught by Vigilance while demanding a bribe. She was arrested and sent to judicial custody.
Ramchandra Behera, Inspector of the Angul Police Training College, against whom several complaints were received, was given compulsory retirement for inefficiency and disorderly behaviour.
Besides, Hridananda Sahu, Revenue Supervisor in the office of Sadar Tehsildar of Keonjhar district, had been caught by Vigilance while accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a person for measuring his land. He was also given compulsory retirement.
With this, the number of corrupt officials either dismissed or sent on mandatory retirement has gone up to 146 in the State.