Odisha government reshuffles IAS officers, assigns new posts across departments
Bhubaneswar(By Abhishek Mohanty): The Odisha government on Thursday carried out a reshuffle at the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) level, transferring and appointing several officers to key positions across departments and districts.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, several officers have been reassigned to new responsibilities.
Manish Agarwal, who was serving as Additional Special Relief Commissioner with additional charge of Additional Secretary in the Planning and Convergence Department, has been appointed Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Odisha.
Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, Additional Secretary in the Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, has been posted as Managing Director of the Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC).
He will also continue to hold additional charge as Chief Executive Officer of Startup Odisha. With this appointment, the additional charge of CEO of Startup Odisha earlier held by Rashmita Panda has been withdrawn.
Siddhartha Das, previously serving as Registrar of Cooperative Societies, has been appointed Director of Fisheries.
Madhusmita Sahoo, Additional Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department with additional charge as Director of the Revenue Officers’ Training Institute, has been appointed Director of Teachers’ Education and the State Council of Educational Research and Training (TE & SCERT). She will continue to hold additional charge as Additional Secretary in the School and Mass Education Department.
The government has allowed Upama Kalo, Additional Commissioner (Settlement and Consolidation) in the office of the RDC, Sambalpur, to continue holding the additional charge as Secretary to RDC (Northern Division), Sambalpur.
Lily Kumari Kullu, Additional Secretary in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Public Enterprises Department.
Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, Collector and District Magistrate of Malkangiri, has been appointed Director of Textiles and Handlooms. Meanwhile, Prathamesh Arvind Rajeshirke, Commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation with additional charge as Vice Chairman of the Berhampur Development Authority, has been posted as the new Collector and District Magistrate of Malkangiri.
The reshuffle also includes postings of several 2022-batch IAS officers.
Akavaram Sasya Reddy, Sub-Collector of Jeypore, has been appointed Commissioner of Berhampur Municipal Corporation and will hold additional charge as Vice Chairman of the Berhampur Development Authority.
Akshay Pillay, Sub-Collector of Bonei, has been posted as Additional District Magistrate of Paradeep in Jagatsinghpur district.
Arugula Sneha, Sub-Collector of Padampur, has been appointed Chief Development Officer-cum-Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Mayurbhanj.
Samir Kumar Jena, Sub-Collector of Talcher, has been posted as CDO-cum-EO of Zilla Parishad, Ganjam, while Soumyaranjan Pradhan, Sub-Collector of Rairangpur, has been appointed CDO-cum-EO of Zilla Parishad, Kalahandi.
