Bhubaneswar: In a significant administrative move aimed at streamlining recruitment in higher educational institutions, the state government Monday transferred the authority to appoint non-teaching staff from college principals to the Regional Directors of Education (RDEs).
According to a notification issued by the Higher Education Department, the concerned RDEs will henceforth act as the appointing authority for all non-cadre Group-B, Group-C and Group-D non-teaching posts in government colleges and teacher education institutions under their administrative jurisdiction.
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The order has come into effect immediately and supersedes all previous instructions governing such appointments.