Bhubaneswar: Vineel Krishna, 2005-bath IAS, has been posted as special secretary to chief minister. He is allowed to remain in additional charge of special secretary, sports and youth services depatment in addition to his own duties.

He was managing director, Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd.(OMC) with additional charge of director sports, M.D., OMECL and OSD in the office of the chief minister(Covid Management).

Puri collector Balwant Singh, IAS officer of 2007, is appointed as MD, OMC vice R. Vineel Krishna.
The post of MD, OMC is declared equivalent in status and responsibility to the post of additional secretary provided in the IAS cadre of the State.

He is allowed to remain in additional charge of MD, OMECL, Bhubaneswar in addition to his own duties.


IAS officer of 2010 batch Md. Sadique Alam, ED, CMGIJ Bhubaneswar is allowed to remain in additional charge of director, industries in addition to his own duties.


The additional appointment of Reghu G., IAS as director, industries shall stand terminated from the dete Md. Sadique Alam takes over.
Kendrapara collector Samarth Verma, (IAS -2011), is appointed as Puri collector.

Parul Patawari (IAS-2015), Bhubaneswar special ADM (In-charge of Covid management) with additional charge of additional commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation is appointed as deputy secretary works department.

IAS officer of 2015 batch, Amrit Ruturaj, PD, DRDA, Rayagada is appointed as collector Kendrapara.

Vishal Singh (IAS-2016), special ADM, Khurdha (In-charge of Covid management) is appointed as PD, DRDA, Jajpur.

Pramod Kumar Behera, OAS(SAG), collector Rayagada, is appointed as additional secretary, revenue & disaster management department.

Saroj Kumar Mishra, OAS(SAG), collector Jagatsinghpur, is appointed as colletor Rayagada.