The 3rd general body meeting of the Odisha Revenue Service Association (ORSA) was held here.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the occasion as chief guest where
he praised the role of ORS officers in the administration of the State. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Maheswar Mohanty attending the event was also all praises for the ORS officials.
Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi, Revenue Principal Secretary Chandra Sekhar Kumar joined as guests.
Association secretary Rajendra Kumar Acharya presented a 9-point
charter of demands, depicting the plights of ORS officers. Since long, the ORS officers are demanding the anomalies of grade pay and time-bound promotion in their service career, he said. The pay disparity and dignity at workplace were among some of the demands made by the association.
A new executive body was elected and the newly inducted office-bearers took oath of office in the last session. On the occasion, the recently joined and newly-recruited member officers were welcomed by the general body. Hitanshu Samal, Debendra satpathy, Manas Tarasia, Purandar Nanda, Anuja Tarini and Dinesh Mishra coordinated, while ORSA president Rabinarayan Barik presided.