Odisha Revenue Secretary calls for zero tolerance towards corruption, urges officials to uphold integrity

Bhubaneswar, Nov 7 (UNI) In the wake of a recent bribery incident involving a young Odisha Revenue Service (ORS) officer, Additional Chief Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, has called for strict adherence to ethical standards and a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption in public administration. Expressing deep anguish over the incident, in which the ORS officer was apprehended by Vigilance authorities on allegations of accepting a bribe, Dr. Padhee described it as a serious wake-up call for the entire department. In an emotional letter addressed to officers and employees across the Revenue Department, he…