Appointment of as many as 11 BJD leaders as advisor to different government departments and programmes recently by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has raised questions as no guidelines have been set for their functioning.
With these appointments, the number of advisors in different departments, state-owned public sector undertakings and programmes has increased to 36, which sources said, is likely to create confusion in the functioning of the government in future.
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Advisors have been appointed to Agriculture and Women and Child Development departments and different government programmes including Mission Shakti. However, there is no clear understanding at the government and party level as to why so many advisors have been appointed and how they will function.