Additional chief secretary Subrato Sahoo (IAS-1992 batch) took over the charge of chairman of Chhattisgarh Power Companies at Vidyut Seva Bhavan, Dangania, the company headquarters, on Tuesday.
Sahoo will also hold the post of director, Chhattisgarh State Power Companies.
On March 16, the companies’ chairman Shailendra Shukla had resigned from the post.
After taking over charge, Sahoo held a meeting with the Chhattisgarh Power Distribution Company managing director Mohammed Qaiser Abdul Haque (IAS), State Power Transmission Company managing director Ashok Kumar and State Power Generation Company managing director N K Bijora and other senior officials of the companies.
He held discussion on improving customer services, expediting projects and schemes of the companies as per the policy of the state government.
Sahoo suggested that instead of flowers and bouquet for welcome, the tradition of giving books should be adopted as a mark of welcome.
Earlier, he had taken over the charge at the secretariat ‘Mahanadi Bhawan’ as the additional chief secretary to the chief minister.
Sahoo will also be holding additional charges of ACS, home and jails, power, electronics and information technology, commerce and industries (rail line projects).