Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday issued a stern warning to District Collectors, urging them to steer clear of corruption and emphasising that the state government will not tolerate any unethical practices that tarnish its image. He was addressing the two-day annual District Collector–SP joint conference underway in the capital.

Stating that corruption remained his foremost concern, the Chief Minister said Collectors would receive full support from the government but would be held strictly accountable for negligence, inefficiency or misconduct. “I will not tolerate it at all if the government’s image is tarnished due to the corrupt practice of officers at whatever level,” he asserted.

Majhi expressed concern that even some young officers, including UPSC and OPSC

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