Bhubaneswar: In view of the swearing-in ceremony of new Council of Ministers scheduled to be held on Wednesday and with the assumption of charges by new Government, the General Administration & Public Grievances department today clamped a restriction on the grant of leave and absence from headquarters.

As per an official notification, expectedly, there will be a lot of activities at different levels of the new Government. Hence, it is imperative that all State government officials should remain available in their respective headquarters to attend to any urgent assignments that may emerge in the coming days.

“No government official shall be allowed to avail leave or permission to leave the headquarters, even on public holidays, (except on health grounds) until 30.06.2024,” the GA&PG notification mentioned.

Notably, writing in this regard to the Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Commissioner-cum-Secretaries, Heads of the Departments, and all District Collectors, the official circular insisted that appropriate instructions may duly be issued to the subordinate officials for their information.

For the first time in Odisha, BJP-led government is to take oath at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar on June 12 (tomorrow).