Odisha Govt Effects Major Reshuffle in IAS Cadre; Hemant Sharma Given Additional Charge of I&PR Dept

Bhubaneswar: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Odisha Government on Tuesday transferred several IAS officers across the state.

As per an official notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department, Hemant Sharma, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, lndustries Department with additional charge of Chairman, IPICOL is allowed to remain in additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Information & Public Relations Department.

The additional appointment of Sanjay Kumar Singh as Principal Secretary to Government, I&PR Department shall stand terminated from the date Sharma takes over.

Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra, currently Principal Secretary to the Government, Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department, with additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Government, Finance Department. He will retain his additional charge as Chairman of IDCO.

N.B.S. Rajput, Principal Secretary to the Governor, with additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Public Enterprises Department, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Government, Public Enterprises Department. He will continue holding additional charge as CMD, OSRTC.

Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, Principal Secretary to the Government, Sports & Youth Services Department, with additional charge as CMD, OPTCL, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to the Government, Excise Department. He will also remain in additional charge of CMD, OPTCL.

The additional appointment of Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Government, Excise Department, stands terminated from the date Sharma assumes charge.

Roopa Roshan Sahoo, RDC(SD), Berhampur, is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Governor, Odisha.
Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, RDC(ND), Sambalpur, with additional charge of CEO, WODC, is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Sports & Youth Services Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of RDC(ND), Sambalpur and CEO, WODC.

Bhupendra Singh Poonia, MD, IPICOL, with additional charge of Special Secretary to Government, Industries Department, MD, IDCO, and Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Skill Development & Technical Education Department, is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Skill Development & Technical Education Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of MD, IPICOL.

B. Parameswaran, RDC(CD), Cuttack, is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department.

Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, is allowed to retain additional charge of RDC(CD), Cuttack.

D. Prasanth Kumar Reddy, Director, Industries, with additional charge of MD, OSIC and MD, OSFC, is appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of MD, IDCO.

The additional appointments of Hemant Sharma as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department and Bhupendra Singh Poonia as MD, IDCO shall stand terminated from the date IAS officer Reddy takes over.

Indramani Tripathy, Labour Commissioner, Odisha, is allowed to retain additional charge of Inspector of Factories and Boilers, Odisha.

Manish Agarwal, Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department, with additional charge of Additional Director General (Training), Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar, is appointed as Additional SRC.

He will remain in additional charge of Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department.
Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, Additional Secretary to Government, School & Mass Education Department, is appointed as RDC(SD), Berhampur.

Deben Kumar Pradhan, Additional Secretary to Government, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, is appointed as MD, OSBCL. The post of MD, OSBCL is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of Additional Secretary in the IAS cadre of the State.

Bijay Kumar Dash, Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati, is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.

Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara, is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.

Raghuram R. Iyer, Director, Higher Secondary Education, with additional charge of PD, MDM, Director, TBPM, and Additional Secretary to Government, School & Mass Education Department, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara.

In exercise of powers conferred under Section 14(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the State Government hereby appoints Raghuram R. Iyer as the District Magistrate of Kendrapara.

Chanchal Rana, Collector & District Magistrate, Puri, is appointed as Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. The post is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to Joint Secretary in the IAS cadre.

Siddharth Shankar Swain, Officer on Special Duty, GA&PG Department, is appointed as Director, Special Project, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department. He shall join after the superannuation of Jyoti Prakash Das (SCS-2010) w.e.f. July 31, 2025.

Chakravarti Singh Rathore, Additional Secretary to Government, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, with additional charge of CEO, ORMAS, is appointed as Director, Technical Education & Training.

Dr. Yeddula Vijay, Additional Secretary to Government, Planning & Convergence Department, is appointed as Director, Sports. The post is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to Joint Secretary in the IAS cadre.
Niyati Pattnaik, Director, SSEPD, is appointed as Director, Higher Secondary Education, Odisha.

Dr. Maheswar Swain, Director, Panchayati Raj, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur. The appointment is under Section 14(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Parul Patawari, Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada, is appointed as Director, SSEPD. The post is declared equivalent to Joint Secretary in the IAS cadre.

Aboli Sunil Naravane, Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda, is appointed as Director, Industries, Odisha, Cuttack.

Amrit Ruturaj, Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Khordha, under Section 14(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Madhumita Rath, Additional Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, School & Mass Education Department.

Subrat Kumar Panda , Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh, is appointed as Director, Soil Conservation & Watershed Development, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. The post is equivalent to Joint Secretary in the IAS cadre.

Pratap Chandra Hota, Additional Secretary to Government, Parliamentary Affairs Department, is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department.

Sagarika Hota , Additional Secretary to Government, GA & PG Department, is appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Finance Department.

Dibya Jyoti Parida, Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Puri, under Section 14(1) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri.

P. Anvesha Reddy, Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur, is appointed as Excise Commissioner, Odisha.

Ashish Ishwar Patil , Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal.

Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra, Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh.

Keerthi Vasan V, Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam.

Anya Das, Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur, is appointed as Deputy Secretary to Government, Health & Family Welfare Department.

Manoj Satyawan Mahajan , Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput.

Vedbhushan , Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal.

Kulkarni Ashutosh C , Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada.

Madhumita , CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Ganjam, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati.

Chavan Kunal Motiram , Additional District Magistrate, Padampur, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda.

Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, ADM, Mayurbhanj, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh.

Dheenah Dastageer , Sub-Collector, Berhampur, is appointed as Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela.

Rehan Khatri, Sub-Collector, Titilagarh, is appointed as Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation.

Dr. Rina Pradhan, Sub-Collector, Baliguda, is appointed as Chief Executive Officer, DMF, Keonjhar.

Kirandeep Kaur Sahota, Sub-Collector, Gunupur, is appointed as Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation.

OAS officer Nruparaj Sahu (SS), Registrar, Sambalpur University, is transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur.

OAS officer Ambar Kumar Kar (SS), Special Secretary to Government, Excise Department, is transferred and posted as Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur.