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At a high-level meeting of the state secretaries, Odisha Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja on Tuesday directed officials to focus on ten key areas to improve governance and public service delivery.

From punctuality, good governance to 'perform or take VRS' were some of the key focus areas of the meeting.

All the departments have been instructed to respond promptly to UI notes from the Chief Minister's Office. They have also been directed to take immediate action on the notes.

Strict emphasis has been laid on officials arriving at offices on time. Performance of underperforming officers will be closely monitored and those failing to improve ...