Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government on Thursday effected major IAS reshuffle giving additional responsibilities to several officers.
An official notification has been issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department in this regard.
Doranjan Kumar Singh, who is currently serving as Development Commissioner-cum-Additional Chief Secretary (DC-cum-ACS) and Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department, will remain in additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Steel & Mines Department.
Surendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Steel & Mines Department with additional charges in General Administration & Public Grievance and Parliamentary Affairs has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, General Administration & Public Grievance Department. He retains additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
Bishnupada Sethi, Officer on Special Duty in General Administration & Public Grievance Department, has been appointed as Chairman, Odisha Forest Development Corporation. He will remain in additional charge of Chief Administrator, KBK (Kalahandi-Bolangir-Koraput) region.
Chithra Arumugam, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Labour & ESI Department (with additional charge in Science & Technology), has been allowed to retain additional charge as Director General, Training Coordination, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar.
Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Department (with additional charge as Chief Administrator, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri), has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Revenue & Disaster Management Department. He retains additional charge of Chief Administrator, Shree Jagannath Temple Administration, Puri. This terminates Deoranjan Kumar Singh’s additional appointment in Revenue & Disaster Management from the date Padhee assumes charge.
Usha Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department, has been allowed to retain additional charge as Chairperson, Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO). This terminates Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra’s previous appointment as Chairman, IDCO, from the date she takes over.
Suresh Kumar Vashishth, Principal Secretary to Government, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department. This terminates R. Santhanagopalan’s additional appointment in the same department.
Shubha Sarma, Principal Secretary to Government, Women & Child Development Department (with additional charge in Water Resources), has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Water Resources Department.
NBS Rajput, Principal Secretary to Government, Public Enterprises Department (with additional charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Odisha State Road Transport Corporation – OSRTC), has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Commerce & Transport Department. He retains additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, OSRTC. This terminates Usha Padhee’s additional appointment in Commerce & Transport.
Girish S.N., Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, has been allowed to retain additional charge as Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited. This terminates Surendra Kumar’s previous appointment as Chairman, OMC.
Dr. Mrinalini Darswal, Special Resident Commissioner, Government of Odisha, New Delhi, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Women & Child Development Department.
Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Co-operation Department: His additional charge as Special Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department (assigned earlier) has been withdrawn. He continues with additional charges as Chairman, Odisha State Warehousing Corporation (OSWC), Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha, and Managing Director, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA).
Balwant Singh, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Tourism Department, retains additional charge as Managing Director, Odisha State Highway Authority.
Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Sports & Youth Services Department (with additional charge as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division, Sambalpur), has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Department. He retains additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Sports & Youth Services Department.
Sudhansu Mohan Samal, Managing Director, Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) Limited, retains additional charge as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Central Division, Cuttack. This terminates Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar’s appointment in the same role.
Rashmita Panda, Director, Employment-cum-CEO, Odisha Skill Development Authority (with additional charges as CEO, ORSAC and CEO, Startup Odisha), has been appointed as Vice Chairman (VC), Bhubaneswar Development Authority. She retains additional charges as Managing Director, Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited, and Special Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department. This terminates Chanchal Rana’s appointments in BDA and Smart City.
Md. Sadique Alam, Director of Fisheries, Odisha, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Public Enterprises Department. He retains additional charge as Managing Director, Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), Bhubaneswar. This terminates Sanjay Kumar Biswal’s appointment in CRUT.
Mansi Nimbhal, Managing Director, Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation (with additional charge as Special Secretary, Water Resources), has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Department of Mission Shakti. This terminates Girish S.N.’s appointment in Mission Shakti.
Prem Chandra Chaudhary, Director, Textiles & Handlooms, Odisha, Bhubaneswar, has been appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department.
Anupam Saha, Additional Secretary to Chief Minister, Odisha, retains additional charge as Managing Director, Odisha Bridge & Construction Corporation (OBCC) Limited.
Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (I/c), Southern Division, Berhampur, retains additional charge as Revenue Divisional Commissioner (I/c), Northern Division, Sambalpur, and Chairman (I/c), Western Odisha Development Council (WODC). This terminates Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav’s appointment as Revenue Divisional Commissioner, Northern Division.