Bhubaneswar, Aug. 3 -- The Odisha government on Tuesday issued SOPs for the functioning of government offices in the State for this month.

According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievances Department, all departments of the State government and sub-ordinate offices in the State shall function with full strength of employees with effect from August, 2, 2021 until further orders.

"It is reiterated that since most of the employees are now fully vaccinated they shall mandatorily attend office regularly. The employees who are unable to get vaccinated for medical or some other compelling reason(s), may seek exemption from attending office from the Head of Office, which would be considered on a case-to-case...