EMPLOYEES WELFARE MEASURES

In order to ensure a healthy working environment inside the campus, a series of employees' welfare measures have been adopted. The major facets of staff welfare administration within the campus are outlined below  :

All staff members in Raj Bhavan are provided with housing accommodation free of rent in   the Raj Bhavan staff colonywithin the Raj Bhavan.

 System of issuing all payments to  the staff of Raj Bhavan through cheques was introduced and to enable the staff to do their banking transactions,  an extension counter of the State Bank of India was opened in the premises of Raj Bhavan Dispensary. The Extension Counter   was inaugurated by His Excellency the Governor of Orissa on 27th Feb. 2002.  The extension counter is kept open on Tuesdays and Fridays  to enable the staff to do their banking transactions.

 The staff of Raj Bhavan, who retired from service earlier had to struggle to get their retirement benefits after their retirement. In order to redress their grievances, His Excellency the Governor, introduced the system of taking advance action to settle all retirement dues and handing over the retirement benefits such as Pension Payment Order, Commutation of pension, surrender of earned leave at credit, GPF accumulation, DCRG etc., to the staff who retire from service, on the very day of their retirement . This has been hailed as a very good system by the staff of Raj Bhavan, as they are now spared the travails of running to different offices after their retirement to get their dues settled.

4. Health and Sanitation

The Raj Bhavan Staff Dispensary provides basic treatment facilities as well as free medicines to the staff members and their families. Benefits of different national health programmes such as Pulse Polio Immunization etc. are made available to the employees through the Staff Dispensary. Members of the  public   needing medical attention are also provided free consultancy services at the dispensary. The PHD wing ensures round the clock supply of safe drinking water to the entire colony.

5. Recreation Centres

The employees have been provided with a Recreation Centre at the heart of Raj Bhavan Staff Colony. Two registered voluntary societies, viz. Raj Bhavan Staff Club and Rising Club are functioning in the building since 1970s. With a spacious campus spread  over more than one acre of land, the Club building is equipped with all amenities to organise social functions such as get together, marriage ceremonies etc.. The Staff members have taken advantage of the Clubs by arranging different socially useful programmes like Sunday School for dance, music and painting, sports activities, competition in academic and other fields for the children, awareness based programmes such as empowerment of women etc. through the staff clubs. 

6. Childrens' Park

A small but attractive Childrens' Park has been set up near the Raj Bhavan Staff Dispensary for the use of the children of staff members. The Childrens' Park is equipped with   modern play and exercise amenities as well as a spacious play ground.

7. There is a Badminton Court and a Lawn Tennis Court.