Bhubaneswar, Jan. 10 -- In a move to ensure the filing of annual property statement by all staff, the Odisha Agriculture and Farmers' Empowerment Department has warned to withhold their salaries if the employees fail to submit the details by the end of this month.

Submission of the Annual Property Statement is a mandatory requirement for all government officials of the state as per the principles outlined under Odisha Government Service Conduct (Amendment) Rules, 2021.

"The GA & PG Department vide letter No.2436 dt. 31.12.2022 has advised all the employees to submit their Annual Property Statement (as on January) for the year 2022 online through the HRMS, latest by 31.01.2023. This is all the more important, as submission of the propert...