Odisha govt outsourcing staff stage stir, hit streets demanding job regularisation

Hundreds of outsourcing staff employed in several departments of Odisha government staged a demonstration in Sambalpur on Wednesday demanding fulfillment of various demands including regularisation of jobs.

According to sources, the outsourcing employees took out a massive rally and went to the Revenue Divisional Commissioner’s (RDC) office to press for their demands which include job security and 'equal work equal pay.'

Outsourcing employees of 11 districts under the Northern Revenue Divisional Commissioner participated in the demonstration in Sambalpur.

They have threatened to stage a similar stir in Cuttack on July 21 and if their demands are not met, then they will undertake a march towards Naveen Niwas on July 31.

“We have only been given assurances. The last four Chief Secretaries assured us to consider our demands, but all in vain. If our demands are not met by July 31, then we will take out a march to Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar,” said Chief Advisor of Odisha Government Outsourcing Employees Federation, Prabhat Mohanty.

It is worthwhile to mention here that, the Service Provider Agencies (SPAs) of the Odisha government were put under ‘Mo Sarkar ’ in February this year.

The government had decided to felicitate those agencies that are giving salaries to their employees regularly and properly. If any organisation is found to be falling behind as far as staff remuneration is concerned, they will be flagged and if required, those agencies will be black-listed.