BHUBANESWAR: The state authorities has issued show-cause notices to 25 staff of the commerce and transport division for turning up late to work on Thursday and has additionally withheld their one-day salaries. Whereas this isn't the primary time that the Naveen Patnaik authorities has punished its staff for indiscipline, the axe had not fallen on so many at one go earlier.
The 25 in query have been requested to clarify the explanation behind their late arrival and in addition why motion, as deemed correct, shall not be taken in opposition to them moreover why the wage for the day once they had been marked absent within the preliminary working hours shall not be withheld.
They embrace two undersecretaries, two desk officers, eight part officers, amongst others.
A authorities official on Saturday stated following complaints about a number of officers within the stated division both coming late to work or not coming in any respect, a shock test was carried out at their workplace at Kharavela Bhawan. Through the inspection, it was discovered that 25 staff had not reported to responsibility by 10.30am. 0Government sources stated the Kharavela Bhawan, an extension of the Lokseva Bhawan (state secretariat) housing round 10 authorities departments, has a digital attendance-cum-access system for the staff.
Although it data each entry and exit of the staff, it has been mendacity defunct for the previous many months.