Tag: Ashok Meena

State government to fill up vacant posts soon

Bhubaneswar: The recruitment process for various posts in different departments of the State should be expedited and a discussion on it held, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during a review meeting on Thursday. The Finance Department has issued clearance for 90,465 posts that includes 71,922 base level posts. While 46,466 posts among those have been […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
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Storm in a tea cup! Do Babus need to be schooled in resilience?

By Kasturi Ray Our bureaucrats seemed disturbed, worried and a harried lot. They felt threatened after what Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said to one of the senior officers at the NIC event on Monday. So much so that in a show of strength they gathered at the Secretariat the next day to apprise the Chief Minister. […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Odisha’s debt burden to cross Rs 1.03 lakh crore by March 2020

Bhubaneswar: The State government’s debt burden is likely to cross Rs 1.03 lakh crore by March in 2020 which will be 19.2% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) this year. Finance Department Principal Secretary Ashok Meena during a press conference said that the State’s debt stock will be Rs 87,650 crore by March 31, […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Discussions on to restructure loans, ease insurance claim settlement in Fani-hit Odisha

Bhubaneswar: A review meeting chaired by Union Finance Ministry Additional Secretary Debasish Panda was held today in Odisha in which emphasis was laid on revival of banking and insurance services in the cyclone Fani-affected areas of the State. Odisha Finance department secretary Ashok Meena, officials of banks, insurance companies, telecom operators, RBI and SLBC were […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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'Insurers to settle claim amounts fast, need to trim lengthy documentation'

Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Fani giving a body blow to small scale industries, farmers and small traders alike in Odisha, the Union Finance Ministry has stepped in and directed the insurance companies to settle the claim amounts at the earliest without indulging in lengthy documentation process. A direction to this effect has been recently delivered at […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
Odisha Govt Relaxes Expenditure Rationalization Measures For Revival Of Economy, Fresh Orders Issued
Odisha Govt Relaxes Expenditure Rationalization Measures To Revive Economy, Fresh Orders Issued

Bhubaneswar: When the pandemic was on the verge of hitting the peak in Odisha around July this year, the State government adopted some rationalization measures in the wake of economic downturn to ensure that priorities like COVID response, livelihoods, agriculture and other crucial sectors are well funded. In a move to enhance capital investment for […]

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
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