Several star alumni will be felicitated in the Golden Jubilee celebration of NIT Rourkela Alumni Association, those who have achieved excellence indifferent fields.
In the list of professionals in the Civil Service, names of three All India Service officers figure. They are Bishnupada Sethi, Nikunja Bihari Dhal and lalit Das.
Sethi, now Secretary Fisheries and ARD of Government of Odisha, will be felicitated as the star alumni. 1995 batch IAS officer, Sethi has made significant contribution in the development sector in general and fisheries and ARD sector in particular. He has been instrumental in framing pro-people State fisheries policy and has scaled up the business of milk major Omfed.
Similarly 1993 batch IAS Nikunja Bihari Dhal will also be felicitated on this occasion. Dhal is now serving as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Mines in Government of India.
He is a quiet performer and during his tenure as Commissioner Commercial Tax of Odisha, Dhal has taken the own tax collection of the State to a great height.
During his stint as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, he helped out the State with a number of schemes. Suave and gentle IPS officer of 1992 batch, lalit Das will also be honoured in the Golden Jubilee Ceremony of NIT Alumni Association. Das is now serving as Special Secretary of the Department of Home (DoH) in Government of Odisha.
Das is appreciated for his hard work and helpful attitude. During his tenure as Special Secretary Home he has been able to streamline the system, said a senior officer in DoH.
The celebration will be held on December 26 and 27.