The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1385 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024/SRAVANA 1, 1946
INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 12th March 2024
No. 4286(cid:650)IPR-OE1-CSG-0008-2014-IPR(cid:650)The Cadre of Odisha Information Service (OIS) is hereby restructured with creation of 61(Sixty One) posts at different levels and simultaneous abolition of 4(Four) posts in the rank of SDIPRO (OIS-II). Details are as mentioned below.
| Sl. No. | Existing Hierarchy of Posts in the Cadre | Pay Level | S.S. | Posts created(+)/ abolished (-) | Total Sanctioned Strength after restructuring | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 1 | Director (Technical) | Level-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Additional Director | Level-15 | 1 | (+)1 | 2 | One more post of Addl. Director is created. |
| 3 | Joint Director | Level-14 | 3 | (+)2 | 5 | 1. Two posts of Joint Director are created. 2. The existing post of Joint Director (AVP & Field) is bifurcated into Joint Director (AVP) and Joint Director (Field). 3. One additional post to head one of the two vertical divisions i.e. of Field and AVP. 4. The other one to look after RTI matters in place of existing post of Deputy Director (RTI). |
| 4 | Deputy Director | Level-13 | 15 | (+)2 | 17 | 1. Two posts of Deputy Director are created, the incumbents of which will work as PROs in the Offices of the Hon'ble Chief Minister and Secretariat of Hon'ble Governor. 2. Deputy Director (RTI) is renamed as Deputy Director (Puri) to manage the PR activities of the District keeping in view the importance of the town of pilgrimage from the angles of tourism and religiosity. |
| 5 | DIPRO (OIS-JB) | Level-12 | 39 | (+)10 | 49 | 10(Ten) more posts are created at this level as follows: 1. 1 post of PRO for OLA 2. 1 post of Asst. Director (Social Media) 3. Manager, Publications 4. Research and Reference Officer 5. Stores Officer 6. DIPRO, Rourkela 7. 4 posts of Leave, Training and Deputation Reserve Officer |
| 6 | SDIPRO (OIS-II) | Level-10 | 66 | (-) 4 | 108 | 4(Four) posts at this level as listed below are abolished. 1. Manager, Publications 2. Research and Reference Officer 3. Stores Officer 4. DIPRO, Rourkela |
| (+)46 | 46(Forty Six) posts as named below are created at this level. 1. 8(Eight) posts of PRO (GoD). 2. 20 posts of SDIPRO for 20 Sub-Divisions for which there was no sanctioned posts. 3. 1 post of PRO for O/o the Skill Development Authority. 4. 1 post of PRO for the Directorate of Vigilance. 5. 1 post of PRO for Home (Election) Department/ O/o the Chief Electoral Officer. 6. 1 post of PRO for O/o the State Election Commissioner 7. 1 post of PRO for O/o the Special Relief Commissioner, 8. 1 post of PRO for Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. 9. 1 post of PRO for Cuttack Municipal Corporation. 10. 1 post of PRO for Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). 11. 2 posts of PRO for Social Media Activities 12. 8 posts of Leave, Training and Deputation Reserve Officer. | |||||
| 7 | SDIPRO (OIS-III) | Level-9 | 25 | - | 25 | This will be a dying cadre and will remain in the structure until the last man moves out/up. |
| TOTAL | 150 | (+)57 | 207 |
*N.B.- S.S. in the above table means Sanctioned Strength.
This will come into force with immediate effect. This has the concurrence of Finance Department.
By Order of the Governor
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
Principal Secretary to Government
Printed and Published by the Director, Directorate of Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10 Ex. Gaz. 625—173+20