Bhubaneswar, February 19 The Odisha government has suspended a state administrative service officer for allegedly being involved in corruption, according to an official statement.
The Odisha Administrative Service officer was working as a Tahsildar in Padmapur, in the Bargarh district.
Noting that the action was taken based on a report submitted by the district collector, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said, "Any kind of corruption will not be tolerated in the department."
Last week, after assuming charge of the department, Additional Chief Secretary Arabinda Padhee, in a letter to all officials, had cautioned that strict action would be taken against officers found to be involved in corruption.
He mentioned that the department had adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards corruption.
