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New Indian Express
22-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
BJD stages stir in Bhubaneswar, demands 27 per cent reservation for SEBCs
BHUBANESWAR : The BJD on Wednesday staged a demonstration in front of the Raj Bhavan demanding reservation for SEBCs in technical institutions and medical colleges. The party also demanded 27 per cent reservation for SEBCs in all educational institutions. Besides, the reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in medical, engineering and technical institutions should be increased to 38.75 per cent from the present 20 per cent, the party leaders said. A delegation of BJD leaders submitted a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati stating the Centre and several other states have already implemented 27 per cent reservation for the SEBCs across educational institutions including medical and technical colleges. They urged the Governor to intervene in the matter to ensure that the Odisha government upholds the principles of social justice and equity. There should also be revision in the reservation for SCs and STs in medical and technical institutions to align with their actual demographic representation, they added. Meanwhile, senior BJD leader Ranendra Pratap Swain has questioned the state government about the fate of the Bill passed in the Odisha Assembly in 2008 for 27 per cent reservation in jobs for the OBCs. The state government had at that time referred the Bill to be included in the ninth schedule of the Constitution. The present government should now pursue the matter with the Centre to ensure 27 per cent reservation for SEBCs, he said.
New Indian Express
12-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Odisha Assembly's Energy standing committee visits TPCODL centre
BHUBANESWAR: A delegation of the departmentally-related standing committee (Energy) of the Odisha Legislative Assembly on Sunday visited the power distribution technology centre of TPCODL at Power House Square here. The delegation led by committee chairman Ranendra Pratap Swain made the visit to gain a first-hand knowledge about the integration of digital technology and operational excellence in power distribution system. TPCODL officials gave the delegation a live demonstration of the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) platform, which enables real-time power network monitoring, intelligent fault isolation and automated grid operations. The committee was also shown the capabilities of the Power Distribution Technology Centre (PDTC), which houses the centralised power system control centre (CPSCC) and strategically located area power system control centres (APSCCs). These advanced systems work together to ensure round-the-clock monitoring, seamless supply management and rapid response to power outages across the TPCODL distribution areas. The committee members comprised MLAs Saroj Kumar Pradhan, Dibya Shankar Mishra and Ramesh Chandra Behera. The delegation was accompanied by managing director, GRIDCO, Trilochan Panda, and senior officials of Energy department and TPCODL.
