Anu Garg Appointed as Chief Secretary of Odisha

Bhubaneswar: In a significant development, senior IAS officer Anu Garg has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Odisha.

Garg succeeds Manoj Ahuja, whose tenure concludes on December 31, 2025.

Anu Garg, currently serving as Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary in the Planning and Convergence Department with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department, becomes the first woman to hold the state’s top administrative post.

“Anu Garg, IAS (RR-1991), DC-cum-ACS and Secretary to Government, Planning and Convergence Department with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department is appointed as Chief Secretary, Odisha and Secretary to Government, General Administration and Public Grievance Department vice Manoj Ahuja, IAS retiring on 31.12.2025(AN)”, according to an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department.