JOIN USThe State government has instituted ‘Sarvottam Seva Prash- asthi’, an award scheme at district, department and the State levels to be given among the best of its six lakh employees on January 26.
The award in the State-level category, will cover employees of Groups ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’, who have five years of service and belong to non-IAS cadre.
A special scheme of State awards for outstanding civil servants was instituted in 2003. The government, which withdrew the scheme in 2011, has reintroduced it, in recognition of their ‘extraordinary and innovative’ work.
This year, six awards will be given at the district level (Rs 10,000 each); 30 at the department (Rs 15,000 each) and three at the State-level (Rs 25,000 each).
Governor H R Bhardwaj will present the awards to the recipients: Varaprasad Reddy, administrator – Sakaala Mission, DPAR; Monika Ghosh, special officer – Collegiate Education; R S Nayak - assistant engineer, Belgaum City Corporation; D S Halalingaiah, senior assistant director – Horticulture department; Narasimha Mallarao Kulkarni, assistant director, Department of Public Instruction; B S Ramachandra, director, e-Surakshate; Satish Kumar Hosamani, deputy director, City Central Library; J S Pujari, district adult education officer, Bijapur; Rangaswamy, panchayat development officer, KR Pet, Mandya; B Chenna, Group ‘D’, Office of the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.