: Senior IAS and IPS officers and members of a number of service associations on Sunday met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and congratulated him for the spectacular success in the recently-held panchayat and Urban Local Body elections.
Thanking the officers for the goodwill gesture, Patnaik asked the officials to work with more commitment for the development and progress of the State.
Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra, Development Commissioner PK Jena and other senior officers met the CM along with DG of Police Sunil Kumar Bansal, ADG Lalit Das, ADG RK Sharma, Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi.
Among the associations which wished the CM were OAS Association, Odisha Finance Service Odisha Police Service Association, Odisha Secretariat Service, Revenue Service, Constables and Habildar Association, Heads of Departments, Medical Service Association, Amala Sangha, Veterinary Service, Panchayat Executive Officers’ Association, Gram Rozgar Sevak Sangha, Drivers’ Association and Contractual Employees’ Association.
Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian was present during the meeting.