The State Government on Monday effected a major reshuffle at the senior IAS officers’ level. Vishal Dev was posted as Idco CMD with additional charge of Idcol. Raj K Sharma, who is the Steel and Mines Department Principal Secretary, was given additional charge as Odisha Mining Corporation Chairman while Sanjiv Chopra was named as new Principal Secretary of the Industries department.
Tourism and Culture Secretary Arvind Padhee was given additional charge of the School and Mass Education Department as incumbent Usha Padhee went on leave. NBS Rajput was posted as the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) while Pramod Kumar Mehrda was posted as new Agriculture Director with the rank of a Commissioner.
Santha Gopalan was appointed as the Additional Secretary of the Water Resources Department while Pranab Jyoti Nath was named for National Rural livelihood Mission Director and State Employment Mission chief.