Bhubaneswar: Effeting a major reshuffle in the top echelon of the IAS cadre, the Odisha government on Wednesday posted as many as ten officers in various departments and organisations.
The government has allowed 1993- batch IAS officer Nikunja Bihari Dhal, principal secretary enwrgy to remain in additional charge of principal secretary excise and also Gridco.
The additional appointment of Deoranjan Kumar Singh, as principal secretary excise stand terminated from the date Dhal takes over.
Similarly, the government has allowed 1996-batch IAS officer Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, principal secretary agriculture & farmers’ empowerment, to remain in additional charge of principal secretary, handlooms, textiles & handicrafts.
Suresh Kumar Vashishth, an IAS officer of 1998- batch who.is now secretary, science & technology, has been appointed as secretary, fisheries & ARD Department.
The additional appointment of Dr. Arabinda Kumar Padhee, as principal secretary, fisheries & ARD, shall stand terminated from the date Vashishth takes over.
Shubha Sarma, 1999-batch IAS, secretary, handlooms, textiles & handicrafts, has been appointed as secretary, woman & child development.
The additional appointment of Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma as secretary, woman & child development shall stand terminated from the date Shubha Sarma takes over.
Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma of 1999- batch, secretary, social security and empowerment of persons with disabilities, is allowed to remain in additional charge of secretary, science & technology depanment.
IAS officer of 2001- batch,Shalini Pandit, mission director, National Health Mission with additional charge of special secretary to H & F.W. department has been appointed as secretary, health & family welfare (H& FW) department.
Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, 2008-batch IAS officer, director, ST with additional charge of CEO, ORMAS is appointed as additional secretary,P.R. & D.W. department.
She is allowed to remain in additional charge of CEO, ORMAS.
Dr. Brundha D, 2010-batch IAS, MD, OSMCL with additional charge of commissioner, food safety, Odisha, has been posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission.
She is allowed to remain in additional charge of MD, OSMCL and commissioner, food safety, Odisha.
Sanjay Kumar Mishra, 1992- batch IRTS officer, special secretary, commerce & transport department, is allowed to remain in additional charge of Chairman- cum-Managing Director, OPTCL.
The additional appointment of Nikunja Bihari Dhal, chairman, OPTCL shall stand terminated from the date Sanjay Kumar Mishra takes over.
Saroj Kumar Mishra, OAS(SS), special secretary to finance department with additional charge of special secretary to Home(Protocol) department is transferred and posted as special secretary to health & family welfare department.
