Bhubaneswar: Recruitment process for Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) of Odisha Secretariat for the year 2021 is likely to begin soon as the State Government has written to the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) in this regard.

A meeting in this connection was held on October 21 under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary. The OPSC has been directed to undertake the process of recruitment of ASOs, as per the commission's schedule.

Dr N Prusty, Additional Secretary to Government has written a letter (dated 26.10.2021) to the OPSC Secretary for this purpose

"I am directed to invite a reference to the Meeting held on 21.10.2021 under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Odisha on the above subject and request you to undertake the process of recruitment of ASOs, as per Commission's schedule. The concerned Requisition and draft Advertisement are therefore resent with a request to take steps to conduct the recruitment examination for filling up of the huge number of ASO vacant posts in different Departments of Odisha Secretariat," the official wrote in the letter.