Odisha govt dismisses 15 officials from service

Odisha government has dismissed at least 15 officials from service and stopped pensions of two others, an official release issued by the Chief Minister's Office said on Saturday.

Noting that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked all department to adopt zero-tolerance policy towards corruption, it said the government dismissed the 15 officials after they were convicted by the vigilance court.

Similarly, the pension facilities of retired assistant engineer of Kalahandi ITDA, Aswini Kumar Sharma and retired APD of Kalahandi DRDA, Shasank Sekhar Patnaik have been stopped for corruption, it added.