THEBUSINESSBYTES
BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR,
JANUARY 19, 2026
In a decisive push to accelerate
Odisha’s all-round development, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has directed
all state departments to work with sharp focus on 15 priority action points,
signalling a results-driven approach to governance. The directives came under
close review at a high-level meeting held on Monday, chaired by Works
Department Principal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Singh, aimed at ensuring swift and
effective implementation across departments.
Reviewing the progress of key works
undertaken by the Works Department, Singh issued a series of firm instructions
to enhance administrative efficiency and execution timelines. Underscoring the
state government’s commitment to preserving linguistic pride, he reiterated
that all official communication — including letters, orders and departmental
correspondence — must be conducted strictly in the Odia language.
Reaffirming the government’s resolve
to strengthen the administrative framework, the Principal Secretary stressed
the urgent need to fill vacant posts and expedite promotions for eligible
officers awaiting advancement, describing human resource readiness as critical
to effective governance.
Emphasising the shift towards
technology-driven administration, Singh noted that dependence on conventional
file-based systems often leads to avoidable delays. He directed that all
official work and file processing be carried out exclusively through the
e-Office (OSWAS) platform, highlighting transparency, speed and accountability
as core pillars of modern governance.
The meeting also reviewed the status
of several major infrastructure projects, with a strong emphasis on timely
completion. These include 37 ongoing road projects such as the Jaydev
Vihar–Nandankanan corridor to ease traffic congestion in Bhubaneswar, the
Koraput–Jeypore and Brahmapur–Jeypore road projects, along with flagship
initiatives like the Namo Expressway and the Atal Expressway, besides other
projects in the pipeline.
Detailed deliberations were held on
expediting land acquisition, forest land clearances, utility shifting and other
procedural requirements that often slow down construction activity, with clear
instructions to resolve bottlenecks through coordinated inter-departmental
action.
The review meeting was attended by
several senior officials, including Engineer-in-Chief and Special Secretary
L.K. Padhi, Additional Secretaries Deepak Ranjan Das and Pradeep Sahu,
Engineer-in-Chief Dhyanachand Nayak, Chief Engineer (Buildings) Priyabrat
Samantaray, Chief Engineer NH-1 Narayan Patel, Chief Engineer NH-2 Deepak
Panigrahi, Chief Engineer (Bridges) Arvind Tripathi, Joint Secretary
Deeptiranjan Behera, Financial Advisor Ratikant Mohapatra and other senior
officers.
