Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has increased the number of posts in Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and Odisha Finance Service (OFS) cadres. The total posts in OAS cadre have been increased from 1,550 to 1,700 while the number of posts in OFS cadre have increased from 723 to 800.

The Odisha chief secretary, Aditya Prasad Padhi, the state government has also decided to upgrade the cadres of Odisha Motor Vehicle Department. From now on, a Senior Class I officer will be appointed as Regional Transport Officer (RTO) and Junior Class I officer will be appointed as Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI). Besides, the government has also cleared the Odisha Fire Prevention and Fire Safety Rules 2017.