Garvita OdiaBhubaneswar: In a sweeping administrative shake-up, the Government of Odisha has announced a major reshuffle involving over a dozen senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.The General Administration and Public Grievance Department of the state government issued a notification in this regard. As per the notification, Deoranjan Kumar Singh, IAS (RR-1993), currently DC-cum-ACS and Secretary to the Planning & Convergence Department, will continue in additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Steel & Mines Department.
Surendra Kumar, IAS (RR-1993), previously ACS in Steel & Mines with additional responsibilities in General Administration & Public Grievance (GA&PG) and Parliamentary Affairs, has been appointed as ACS to the GA&PG Department, retaining his Parliamentary Affairs role. Bishnupada Sethi, IAS (RR-1995), Officer on Special Duty in GA&PG, takes over as Chairman of the Odisha Forest Development Corporation, with additional charge as Chief Administrator of KBK.
Chithra Arumugam, IAS (RR-1995), ACS in Labour & ESI with additional Science & Technology duties, adds Director General of Training Coordination at Gopabandhu Academy of Administration. Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, IAS (RR-1996), shifts from ACS in Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment to ACS in Revenue & Disaster Management, while keeping his role as Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration in Puri. This terminates Deoranjan Kumar Singh’s additional charge in Revenue & Disaster Management.
Usha Padhee, IAS (RR-1996), ACS in Housing & Urban Development, assumes additional charge as Chairperson of the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), ending Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra’s tenure in that position. Suresh Kumar Vashishth, IAS (RR-1997), moves from Principal Secretary in Fisheries & Animal Resources Development to Principal Secretary in Social Security & Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, replacing R. Santhanagopalan.
Shubha Sarma, IAS (RR-1999), transitions fully to Principal Secretary in Water Resources from her Women & Child Development role. NBS Rajput, IAS (RR-1999), Principal Secretary in Public Enterprises, is now Principal Secretary in Commerce & Transport, retaining Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC). This ends Usha Padhee’s additional charge in Commerce & Transport.
Girish S.N., IAS (RR-2002), Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water, adds Chairman of Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), terminating Surendra Kumar’s role there. Dr. Mrinalini Darswal, IAS (RR-2002), Special Resident Commissioner in New Delhi, returns as Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Women & Child Development. Rajesh Prabhakar Patil, IAS (RR-2005), sees his additional charge in Housing & Urban Development withdrawn but continues in Co-operation, as Chairman of Odisha State Warehousing Corporation, Special Relief Commissioner, and Managing Director of Odisha State Disaster Management Authority.
Balwant Singh, IAS (RR-2007), Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Tourism, adds Managing Director of Odisha State Highway Authority. Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, IAS (RR-2007), shifts to Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment from Sports & Youth Services, retaining the latter. Sudhansu Mohan Samal, IAS (RR-2010), Managing Director of OMC, adds Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central Division), Cuttack.
Rashmita Panda, IAS (RR-2010), moves from Director of Employment to Vice Chairman of Bhubaneswar Development Authority, with additional charges as Managing Director of Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited and Special Secretary in Housing & Urban Development. Md. Sadique Alam, IAS (RR-2010), Director of Fisheries, becomes Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Public Enterprises, adding Managing Director of Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT).
Mansi Nimbhal, IAS (RR-2010), Managing Director of Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation, is appointed Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Mission Shakti. Prem Chandra Chaudhary, IAS (RR-2010), Director of Textiles & Handlooms, takes Commissioner-cum-Secretary in Fisheries & Animal Resources Development. Anupam Saha, IAS (RR-2012), Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister, adds Managing Director of Odisha Bridge & Construction Corporation. Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, IAS (SCS-2012), Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Southern Division), adds in-charge roles for Northern Division and Chairman of Western Odisha Development Council.
