PA two-day national conference of the Chairpersons of the Public Service Commissions of all States hosted by the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) concluded here on Tuesday. The valedictory session was presided over by UPSC Chairman Arvind Saxena. Addressing the session, Saxena said moral image of the public service is of prime importance in democratic system.
Joining the conference as guest of honor Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said realizing the importance of quality manpower in public service, the Government of Odisha has recruited a record number of around 65,000 qualified youths in last five years.
Padhi added the State has scaled up its performance in all developmental indicators like reduction in poverty, infant mortality, maternal mortality and disease burden.
Odisha today is a food surplus State and is one of the largest contributors to the public distribution system of the country. Good manpower is necessary to scale up and sustain the pace of development in the State, he told.
The autonomous recruitment bodies like OPSC, SSB, Staff Selection Commission and Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission of the State have enhanced their expertise and capacity for timely recruitment and training. The outcomes of the conference, said Sri Padhi, would bring more professionalism into these autonomous bodies through experience and knowledge sharing.
OPSC Chairman Bg Dr Laxmikanta Pattanaik, Telengana Public Service Commission Chairman and Chairperson of the Standing Committee of State Public Service Commissions Prof Ghantachakra Pani and Chief Post Master General, Odisha Circle, Dr Santosh Kumar Kamila addressed.
To mark the event, the Chief Post Master General presented one “Special Day Cover” containing a commemorative postal stamp.