Submitting a charter of demands, a delegation of the Odisha Subordinate Finance Service (local Fund Audit) held discussions with Finance Department Additional Chief Secretary Upendra Nath Behea here on Tuesday.
The demands included timely holding of DPC (Departmental Promotion Committee) meetings at different levels for promotion of audit personnel, promotional avenues for them in the newly-created directorate and steps to strengthen the local fund audit systems.
Behera assured the delegation that a DPC meeting for audit superintendents would be held shortly this year and it would be a standard practice for holding it in January every year. The Government would take appropriate steps to notify the list of promotion of audit personnel as cleared by the DPC for OT and AS-II after meeting certain legal intervention of the tribunal, he said. Besides, the posts of Additional District Audit Officers and Assistant Director would be filled up by way of promotion and steps would be taken for strengthening of the audit system by bringing certain amendments in the Odisha local Fund Audit Act & Rules and by emphasising on argumentation of audit personnel, Behera further said.
Among others, Bhramarbar Hota, Prafulla Chandra Odu, Jadumani Das, Jyotiranjan Jena and Jagabandhu Das were present on behalf of the association.