Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved creation of 663 posts for three India Reserve Battalions (IRBs) in the State. As per a release from the Chief Minister’s Office, each IRB will have 221 new posts at different levels.
The list of the new posts includes Deputy Commandant (1), Havildar Major (18), Havildar (23), Constable (154), Inspector (WT) (1), Sub Inspector (WT) (2), Havildar (WT) (4), Constable (WT) (13), Head Clerk (1), Medical Officer (1), Pharmacist (2) and Staff Nurse (2).
This apart, each IRB will have 44 new posts as support staffs.
The CMO statement further mentioned that the new support staffs’ positions would be filled up through outsourcing. A total of 132 new posts would be filled up in the three IRBs.