Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to disengage about 50,000 retired government employees very soon.
“About 50,000 persons have been recruited during the last four years, it has been decided to stop engagement of the retired government employees. Henceforth, retired persons who have already been engaged by different departments/heads of the department should be disengaged by the appropriate authorities,” said a letter issued by the General Administration department to the concerned authorities.
It may be mentioned that about 50,000 retired government employees have been engaged in the different government departments and the office of the Heads of the Department.
Taking note of the matter, the state government has decided not to engage any retired government employees in any department henceforth.
Reliable sources said that the state government has taken a decision to this effect to provide employment opportunity to the youths of the state.