Koraput District - Govt. of Odisha jobs for Additional Programme Officer in Bhubaneswar. Last Date to apply: 06 Apr 2017
Additional Programme Officer
Job Description
Additional Programme Officer recruitment in Govt of Odisha- Koraput District on contractual basis
Qualification : Master Degree in Sociology/Social World Economics/ Mass Communication/MBA in Rural Management or 2 years of PG Diploma in Rural Management/ Rural Development from any recognized University/institution.
Selection : The Selection of the candidates shall purely be on merit.
Weightage: HSC (30%), Graduate (30%), Essential Qualification (40%) (e) Remuneration: Consolidated
Remuneration : Rs.16, 500/- per month.
Maximum Age Limit : 40 years
Application Fee: Rs.100/-in shape of Demand Draft (Not refundable) in favour of Project Director, DRDA, Koraput payable at SBI, Koraput.
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The history of Koraput goes back as far as 3rd century BC. It originally belonged to the valiant and dreaded atvika people who fought the Kalinga war to restore the empire's glory.The region successively came to be ruled by several dynasites:Satavahans,Ikshvakus,Nalas,Ganga kings and kings of Surya vansha.Finally becoming a district of Odisha state on 1st April 1936. The origin of the name 'koraput' is obsure.But theories abound.According to Mr. R.S. Bell, former Collector Koraput the name derives from Kora-Putti meaning 'the hamlet of the nux-vomica' a tree that has once prevalent in the region. Another theory suggests Koraput is the corrupted form of 'Karaka pento', literally meaning 'Hail-stone'. While a folklore says koraput is anamed after Khora Naiko - a valiant warrior of Nandapur kingdom
