Bhubaneswar, July 30 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1753851722.webp
In an unusual disciplinary move, the District Education Officer (DEO) of Bolangir has withheld the salaries of 11 Block Education Officers (BEOs) for failing to meet targets under the government's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' tree plantation campaign.
The initiative, aimed at encouraging large-scale plantation drives across Odisha, saw poor performance in Bolangir district compared to others. The DEO took strong exception to the lack of progress and noted that the 11 BEOs had not fulfilled their responsibilities in executing the campaign effectively.
As a result, their salaries for the month of July have been withheld until further not...