Bhubaneswar: With the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, said that the Odisha Government should prioritize 100% implementation of the new criminal laws across all levels of administration for the next six months, ACS Home Satyabrata Sahu has starterd taking steps in this regard from the Day One.
After returning from the Review Meeting ACS Shri Sahu has started taking steps to further strengthen criminal justice system.
Accordingly, the State Government has decided to create over 500 additional posts in State Forensic Science Services Organisation and Directorate of Public Prosecutions
As per a notification issued by the Home Department, the Government has created as many as 247 additional posts in the State Forensic Science Services Organisation.
The newly-created posts in the State Forensic Science Services Organisation include that of one Joint Director, two Deputy Directors, 20 Assistant Directors, 65 Senior Scientific Officers, 71 Scientific Officers, 21 Senior Forensic Attendants and 67 Junior Forensic Attendants.
Similarly, the government has created 267 additional posts in the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and District Directorate of Prosecution.
The posts include that of 36 Deputy Directors, three Public Persecutors, 106 Additional Public Prosecutors, 91 Assistant Public Prosecutors and 31 Junior Assistants.
The additional posts in the State Forensic Science Services Organisation and Directorate of Public Prosecutions have been created to strengthen the criminal justice system in the State, sources said.
The Home Department has informed about the creation of the new posts to the Principal Accountant General (A&E).
The Government has also approved the proposal of the State Police Headquarters for the procurement of 36 mobile forensic vans under the scheme of modernisation of forensic capabilities.
“I am directed to convey the approval of the competent authority for procurement of 36 no. of Mobile Forensic Vans (MFVs) under “Scheme for Modernization of Forensic Capacities (SMFC) from the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) subject to receipt of funds from the Government of India,” read a letter send by Home Department to the DGP.
It is requested to ensure the price reasonableness of the proposed Vans by the procuring authority, along with compliance with the relevant financial rules of procurements, it said.