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Naveen Patnaik Sacks Six Govt Officers for Corruption

  • Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday dismissed six government officers from service.
  • He withheld pension benefits of five others for being involved in corruption, officials said.
  • They said the action by Patnaik is part of the state government’s zero tolerance towards corruption.
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  • The state government has so far dismissed 44 officers, withheld pension of 11 others and ordered premature retirement to 10 officials as part of it.
  • The other retired officials are Niranjan Jena, the assistant engineer of PWD at Sundargarh and a junior engineer of Khunta block in Mayurbhanj.

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