List of Journalists allotted Government Quarters in Bhubaneswar

List of Journalists allotted Government Quarters in Bhubaneswar, Capital city of Odisha

(Information obtained under RTI dated 29.3.18)

·         Many Journalists have been enjoying Govt. quarters since 30 to 40 years.

·         Though Sri Tathagat Satapathy is MP and having own palatial house in Bhubaneswar, he does not hesitate to  enjoy   high profile Govt.  quarter  as journalist  in Bhubaneswar since 2006.  

·         Not a single woman journalist has been allotted Govt. quarter  in Bhubaneswar, though applied.

·          Since years together,  Govt. Quarters are still under occupation of the family members of  Journalists  who  have already expired.

·         Like Ministers, MLAs and  Officers,  the Journalists  who are  having Govt. land  and own house in Bhubaneswar  still enjoy Govt. quarter .

·         Monthly House rent of Govt. quarters allotted to Journalists ranges  from Rs. 400.00 to Rs. 700.00.

·         House Rent  has not  been revised  since 1991.

·         There is no norm/ rules   in respect of criteria  and procedure for  allotment  of Govt. quarters  to Journalists in Bhubaneswar.

·         More  than 400 Govt. quarters are illegally  occupied  by retired Govt. officials and transferred employees  in Bhubaneswar  causing loss of crores of rupees to state  exchequer.

·         Journalists of Electronics media  have  not  been allotted  Govt. quarters till yet.

·         State Govt. must pay attention to allot more  quarters  to young Journalists  who are struggling  in their profession  to live in Bhubaneswar by paying  huge house rent.

Sl.No.	Name of Journalists	Quarter Details			Date of allotment
		Qrs. No.	Type	Unit
1	Sri Rabi Singh, senior Journalist	91	VR	VI	6.7.2010
2	Sri Dulal Mishra , Freelance Journalist	25/1	VA	II	31.8.1984
3	Sri Chandrabhanu Patnaik, Journalist	4/1	VIC	I	10.3.2000
4	Sri Subas Ch. Patnaik, Chief, Orissa Matters	32	VR	VI	22.8.1991
5	Family members of late  R.N.Mohanty , ex-freelance journalist	3/2	VID/S	II	1.1.1998
6	Sri Basant Kumar Das, Freelance Journalist	4/2	VID/S	II	14.3.1990
7	Pandit Prabodha Ku. Mishra, Freelance Journalist	21	2RB	IX, Road-6	27.12.2007
8	Sri Sanjib Kumar Mukherjee, Photo Journalist	9/2	D	VIII	8.12.2010
9	Sri Gurukalyan Mohapatra, Freelaance Jouranlist	29/3	VA	II	4.5.2011
10	Sri Haladhar Dhir, Freelance Journalist	84	D	Jayadev Vihar	19.3.1987
11	Family Members of late Barendra Krustan Dhal, Ex-Correspondence, Aj kal	11/4	VA	II	16.9.1980
12	Sri Bipin Singh, Freelance Journalist	7/1	VA	II	16.9.1980
13	Sri Pitambar Ray, Correspondent, Nutan Barta	43	VR	VI	12.1.1990
14	Sri J.K.Tripathy, Correspondent, Nababharat	4/1	VR	III	9.9.1996
15	Sri Prabhu K. Mohapatra, Freelance Journalist	3/2	VR	III	4.4.1994
16	Sri Anamitra Sengupta, Principal Correspondent, Anand Bazar Patrika	7	5-RF	III	31.12.1991
17	Sri Alaya Kumar Mohanty, Correpondent, Amruta Sandesh	68	VR	VI	20.1.1989
18	Sri Rabi Das, senior journalist	12/1	VIC	I	24.2.1996
19	Sri L.M.Pattjoshi, Editor, the Pragatibadi	16/1	3R	IV	22.6.1981
20	Sri K.Ravi, Correspondent, Statesman	4	6	II	17.12.1988
21	Sri Gopal Mohapatra,  Journalist	3/1	VR	II	4.1.1990
22	Sri Paresh Ku. Das, Principal Correspondent, PTI	27/2	VA	II	12.10.1993
23	Sri D.P.Patnaik, Bureau-in-Chief, UNI	4	5RF	III	22.1.1996
24	Sri Nageshwar Patnaik, Freelance Journalist	15	4R	VIII	7.8.1998
25	Sri Anil Prasad Mishra, Spl. Correspondent, Eastern Press Agency	80	IVR	VI	3.3.1990
26	Sri Akshaya Ku.Pati, Jouranlist, Dainik Asha	23/1	VA	II	24.1.2000
27	Sri Ramesh Ch.Mohanty, Correspondent, Janamorcha	4/1	VA	II	24.1.2000
28	Sri Somanath Sahu, Freelance Journalist	8/6	D	VIII	6.10.1989
29	Sri Chittaranjan Patnaik, Spl. Correspondent, Kholakatha	96	VR	VI	21.9.1990
30	Sri Prasanta Patnaik, Freelance Journalist	5	5RF	III	10.4.1990
31	Sri Prasanna Pattnaik, Correspondent, AAJ	35/3	E	IX	9.9.2008
32	Sri Bibekananda Jena, Correspondent, Sambad Kalika	16/1	IVA	II	13.12.1996
33	Sri B.K.Bhanjadeo, Correspondent, Sabuja Odisha	18/4	IVR	I	5.2.1992
34	Sri Ambika Prasad Kanungo, Chief Reporter, Vaartha Group of Papers	11/1	D	VIII	7.1.2000
35	Sri P.K.Nayak, Correspondent, Agnisikha	52/3	E	IX	4.7.1992
36	Sri Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Staff Correspondent, Ajikali	285	IVR	VI	8.7.1992
37	Sri Pradyuman Ku.Mohanty, Spl. Correspondent, Unnatipathe	20/4	VA	II	31.3.1995
38	Sri Baistnab Jena, Freelance Journalist	20/3	IVB	III	1.11.1996
39	Sri Ramesh Ch. Swain, Spl. Correspondent, Nutan Barrtta	16/4	IVB	III	9.3.1992
40	Sri Ashok Dash, News Editor, Sankalp TV	3/1	VIB	III	17.1.1995
41	Sri Bijay K. Pradhan, Spl. Correspondent, Sambad Keshari	12/2	3R	IV	20.12.1989
42	Sri Sanjaya Kumar Pradhan, Spl. Correspondent, Press News of India	6	D	NP	31.10.1986
43	Family members of Late  R.P.Shastry, Ex-Editor, Orissa Times,	38/3	IV	I	27.7.1980
44	Sri Ajay Kumar Pradhan, Staff Correspondent, Sambad Keshari	164	3R	IX, Road-1	23.12.1996
45	Sri Rajaram Satapathy, Freelance Journalist	3/2	VIA	I	7.9.1994
46	Sri Sanat Mishra, Correspondent , News Trust of India	30/3	VA	II	20.8.1996
47	Sri Bijay Ku Panda, Staff Correspondent, Bharat Darshan	4	2RB	III	29.12.1992
48	Sri Jayashis Ray, Correspondent, Press News Service	12	4RF	IX	5.5.1999
49	Sri Asutosh Mishra, Freelance Journalist	1/1	B(V)	NKN	13.8.1998
50	Sri Bijay Ketan Mishra, Editor, The political & Business Dailly	3/2	VIC	I	4.7.1998
51	Sri Tathagat Satapathy, Editor, Dharitri	12	4R	VIII	1.5.2006
52	Sri Ajit Mohanty, Spl. Correspondent, Dharitri	5/3	VA	II	4.12.1982
53	Sri Dillip Bisoi, Correspondent, Financial Express	3/1	VR	III	27.6.2001
54	Sri Ambika Prasad Das, Executive Editor, Orissa Express	80	VR	VI	24.2.2001
55	Sri Prafulla Das, Journalist, the Hindu	2	V	V	14.2.2001
56	Sri Sital Tarnag Beuria, Journalist, Deccan Herald	6	4R	VIII	25.9.2017
57	Sri Braja Kishor Mishra, Correspondent, Tathya	14/1	3R	IV	25.3.1985
58	Sri Gourang Ch. Hota, Staff Correspondent, Dakara	6/1	VA	II	6.3.1992
59	Sri Prasanna Ku. Mohanty, Freelance Journalist	29/4	VA	II	20.6.2001
60	Sri Maheswar Rath, Freelance Journalist	51/1	IVB	III	25.4.1996
61	Sri Gopanarayan Das, Journalist	9/1	3R	IV	11.6.1987
62	Sri Bauribandhu Maharana, Freelance Journalist	61/9	2RB	IX	23.7.1984
63	Sri Ramahari Mishra, Freelance Journalist	69	C	VIII	11.1.1990
64	Sri Arbinda Mishra, Senior Correspendent, Press  Trust of India	54	D	BJB	20.6.2014
65	Sri Pratap Samal, Correspondent, Suryaparava	40/4	IV	I	29.8.2015
66	Sri  Debendra Suar, Staff Reporter, The Prameya	100	D	MA	20.2.2014
67	Sri Bhabani Tripathy, Reporter, Sambad	41/2	IVB	III	20.2.2014
68	Sri Himanshu Singh, Reporter, Tathya	332	IVR	VI	20.2.2016
69	Sri Dhirendra Mishra, Chief Reporter, the Sambad	272	IVR	VI	20.2.2014
70	Sri Sarada Debata, Staff Reporter, The Samaya	30	D	BJB	20.2.14
71	Sri Ashok Panda, Chief Photographer, The Samaya	113	D	MA	20.2.2014
72	Sri Balabhadra Dash, Reporter, UNI	66	D	BJB	20.2.14
73	Sri Birupakhya Tripathy, Senior Reporter, Pragatibadi	115	D	MA	20.2.2014
74	Sri Sarbeswar Bardhan, Staff Reporter, Orissa Times	147	IVR	VI	20.2.2014
75	Sri Sandeep Mishra, Jouranlist	39/2	IVB	III	21.2.2014
76	Sri Ajay Kumar Das, Correspondent, Odisha Sandesh	5	3RF	VIII	9.10.2015

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