Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida announced on Friday that the state government has adopted the Centre’s ‘No Gift Policy’ during the current festive season with an aim to promote transparency and prevent the misuse of public funds.
Taking to her X handle, Deputy CM Parida urged people not to bring any gifts to her office in keeping with the policy.
Parida in the X post wrote, “During the festive season, based on the government of India’s ‘No Gift Policy,’ the state government has also adopted a similar policy. According to it, no government office or public sector undertaking will engage in the exchange of gifts or incur related expenses. I request everyone not to bring gifts to my office.”
ପର୍ବପର୍ବାଣୀ ସମୟରେ ଭାରତ ସରକାରଙ୍କ 'ନୋ ଗିଫ୍ଟ୍ ପଲିସି' ଆଧାରରେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର ମଧ୍ୟ ସମାନ ନୀତି ଆପଣାଇଛନ୍ତି । ଏହି ନୀତି ଅନୁଯାୟୀ କୌଣସି ସରକାରୀ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟ ଏବଂ ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରାୟତ୍ତ ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗରେ ଉପହାର ଆଦାନପ୍ରଦାନ ବା ଏହାସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ କରାଯିବନାହିଁ । ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କରୁଛି ମୋ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାଳୟକୁ ଉପହାର ନେଇ ଆସିବେ…
— Pravati Parida (@PravatiPOdisha) October 17, 2025
Odisha Finance Department also issued a directive, enforcing the ‘No Gift Policy’ across all state government offices.
The circular mandates that no government employee shall bring, accept, or distribute gifts in official premises, aligning with longstanding central government guidelines.
The policy is based directly on an Office Memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under the Government of India on September 19, 2020. This central directive, which was reiterated in recent months amid rising concerns over fiscal austerity, explicitly prohibits any expenditure on gifts from public funds.
Principal Secretary to the Finance Department, Sanjay Kumar Mishra, IAS, addressed the circular to Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and Secretaries across all departments. “The State Government has decided to adopt the aforesaid Office Memorandum on No Gifting Policy,” the document states, emphasising that no public resources should be used for gifting purposes.
