Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked all departments to recruitment process so that all vacant posts can be filled up at the earliest.
Besides, he directed officials to strictly implement the three per cent reservation facility for physically-challenged persons (PWDs) in the Government jobs.
The Chief Minister issued these directions while reviewing progress of recruitment process in various departments here on Tuesday. He asked the Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Secretary to submit update reports in this regard every month to him.
Chief Secretary AP Padhi, Additional Chief Secretary to CM U N Behera, General Administration Principal Secretary GVV Sarma, Home Secretary Asit Tripathy, Advocate General Surya Prasad Mishra and other senior officials of various departments were present.
The Chief Minister wanted that recruitment process for 1,069 applicants, who are waiting for jobs under the rehabilitation system in various departments, be expedited soon.
It was released that 4,000 persons have been recruited in the past two months under the rehabilitation system.
It was too revealed that 31,208 out of 67,246 field-level posts have been filled up and proposals have been sent for filling up the rest 20,902 posts.
Fresh appointments have been made for 515 posts in different departments till the date since December 9, 2015.
Expressing displeasure over the recruitment of block-level Extension Officers, Patnaik asked officers concerned to complete the process in 6 months’ time. He too asked to fix age limits for 11,000 posts in Education Department, which are proposed to be filled up soon.
Besides, it was revealed that recruitment to a total of 1892 posts have been proposed by departments such as Agriculture, Energy, Health and Family Welfare, Planning and Cooperation, Housing and Urban Development, Skill Development and Technical Education and SC/ST Development Department.
As the appointment of lecturers is subjudice now, the Chief Minister suggested to the Advocate General to take steps to resolve legal disputes soon.
While the OPSC and OSSC have started recruitment process on the proposal of various departments, Patnaik stressed on expediting process for filling up of the livestock Inspector, lady Matron and Cook-cum-Attendant posts in district level.
He also reviewed the Odisha Civil Service Examination 2011 and 2015 and ASO appointment processes.