Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday approved 416 additional posts to strengthen Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) in view of the ever-increasing population in Odisha capital.
“With the creation of new posts, the BMC can be more efficient in providing basic facilities to residents in the capital city,” a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said.
With this, the total number of sanctioned posts in BMC has gone up to 626. The government has created 3 more Additional Commissioner (Administration) posts, 6 new Zonal Commissioner posts, 13 new Deputy Commissioner posts and 9 new Assistant Commissioner (sanitation) posts of the BMC.
In addition, 11 new posts have been created in accounts, 4 new posts in planning, 17 posts in engineering (works), 5 in sanitation (engineering), 20 posts in drainage, 2 in mechanical, 1 in law, 2 in Public Relations, 7 in beautification and landscaping, 4 in animal welfare, 13 in social welfare, 1 in disaster and emergency service, 19 in enforcement, 93 ministerial staff,
The release further said that 187 new posts for ward management, which is an important area, has been created. Similarly, 67 new posts of ward officer have also been created. Similarly, the number of posts of ward revenue officer (tax collector) has been increased to 67 from 50 and that of sanitary inspector to 67 from 6. The number of posts of community organiser has also been increased from 25 to 67.