Adverse feedback on Mo Sarkar leads to compulsory retirement of 3 Odisha Govt officials

Bhubaneswar: Taking stringent action as part of its zero tolerance policy towards corruption, Odisha Government today sent three officials on compulsory retirement and dismissed another from job.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also ordered permanent discontinuation of pension money of a former Government official.

The three officials, who have been given compulsory retirement, include Community Organizer of Sambalpur Municipality Corporation (SMC) Lalita Kapoor, who also served as an executive officer in Jatni Municipality and Chhatrapur NAC. She is accused in two corruption cases. Besides, Belpahar Municipality’s executive officer Loknath Tiwari and Jharsuguda Municipality’s former executive officer Ramachandra Pradhan have been sent on compulsory retirement on grounds of inefficiency and dishonesty .

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On the other hand, Manoj Parida, the Revenue Inspector (RI) of Betal Circle in Puri district has been dismissed from his job on grounds of misbehaviour, indiscipline, negligence in duty and disobedience.

Action against the officials was taken following adverse feedback from public under the ‘Mo Sarkar’ initiative, said an official communique issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).

This apart, pension of Srikant Mishra, former Additional SP of Balangir and former DSP (Home Guard) and A Udaynath, former AFO of Bellaguntha block in Ganjam district has been permanently stopped after corruption allegations levelled against them were proved true.