‘Do not let down trust of common man’; Naveen tells newly recruited Odisha civil service officers
Bhubaneswar, Dec 29 (FN Bureau) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday called upon the newly recruited Odisha Civil Service Officers not to let down the trust of the common man at any point of time under any circumstances. Welcoming 153 new officers on virtual mode, Patnaik said, “Civil Service is unique in its own way. It is not just a profession. It is a service towards your motherland and its common man.” At no point of time, under no circumstances you should let down the trust of the common man, he said adding each and every decision and action taken by you must be towards strengthening their hope and trust reposed on you.” Stating that development of the state and welfare of the poor remain at the core of all our initiatives, Patnaik remarked, it is only through the hard work and devotion of young and capable officers the people will be able to reap the true benefits of state’s initiatives and make odisha number one state.
He said initiatives like ‘5T’ and ‘Mo Sarkar’ are directed at bringing transformative changes in the governance mechanism and the government is working dedicatedly to provide doorstep services to the people. The Chief Minister launched the Digital Life Certificate mechanism for pensioners on the occasion. In this new system, identification and life certificates can now be submitted by the pensioners using an Artificial Intelligence based Video-verification process.
The new mechanism, Patnaik said will be of immense help to the pensioners as they can submit their identification and Life Certificates digitally, without visiting any Government Office simply by using their mobile phones. This facility will also be available at the ‘Mo Seva Kendras’ located across the state, he said. Odisha is the first State to implement such a digital service for the pensioners. Patnaik also launched E-Diary, under which all information contained in the Government Diary can be readily and conveniently accessed by citizens using their mobile phones. Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari, Revenue Minister Sudam Marndi highlighted the transformative initiatives taken by the State Government under the leadership of the Chief Minister. Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mohapatra said that the officers must follow the 5-T principles to provide best possible service to the people. Three officers Suchismita Das (OPS), Aswini Panda (OAS) and Babita Murmu (ORS) shared their experiences on the occasion. Secretary to CM (5-T) V.K. Pandian said , these officers have been inducted to this service purely on the basis of their merit.He advised them to follow the same principles in their public career to maintain absolute transparency, treat people professionally with empathy.