Odisha Cabinet hikes grant in aid of aided private colleges

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Saturday hikes grant in aid of aided private college employees during the Cabinet meeting. They also approved other key proposals.

The hike will be effective from January 2022, informs official sources.

As per the decision, around 15,711 teachers and employees will be benefitted and the state government will seek an additional expenditure of Rs 290 crore annually.

The other decisions taken by the Odisha Cabinet on Saturday are as follows:

The Cabinet decided to amend the Odisha Employment Service Class II (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1990

The Cabinet also proposed to amend Orissa Superior Judicial Service and Orissa Judicial Service Rules, 2007.

The Cabinet approved the tender for mega piped water supply projects to provide safe drinking water in Jajpur District from JJM funding.

The Cabinet decided to frame the Odisha Data Entry Operators (Commercial Tax and Goods and Services Tax Organization) Service Conditions Rules, 2023 and also the Odisha Food Testing Laboratory Cadre (Methods of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2022, with a view to regulate the method of recruitment of service of the person appointed to the different posts of the State Food Testing Laboratory, Bhubaneswar.

The Odisha Cabinet approved a proposal to allot of 2.00 acres land in favour of Bagchi-Sri Shankara Cancer Care Centre and Research Institute (BSSCCRI) for the construction of a rest house to accommodate cancer patients.

The Cabinet also decided to amend five cadre rules of different cadres of the Mineral Administration Wing, Geological Survey and Exploration Wing and Chemical Analysis Wing under the newly created Directorate of Mines and Geology approved.