Bhubaneswar, Sept. 7 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/IMAGE_1651382384.jpg

Top officers cannot head to the Capital City just on a whim or for personal reasons without sufficient grounds. Senior officials can visit the State headquarters only for official purposes and on official work, the Revenue Department has warned.

Several Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officers, who are currently posted in key district-level roles, have been frequently visiting the Lok Seva Bhawan-state secretariat in Bhubaneswar-for personal reasons, promotions, and transfer lobbying. This has drawn the ire of the Revenue Department.

In response, the Revenue Department issued a stern warning, sendin...