Suresh in Energy, Pradeep in WR, Venugopal in Home
Agarwal back as Puri Collector
In one of the fastest shifting of bureaucrats by the State Government, as many as 20 IAS officers were assigned new assignments late on Monday evening.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Civil Services Board (CSB) headed by Chief Secretary GC Pati had met and cleared the transfer proposals. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik okayed the CSB proposals, following which the General Administration Department notified the transfer orders.
Suresh Chandra Mohapatra, the longest-serving Principal Secretary, Water Resources since 2008, was shifted to the Department of Energy. He is also continues as Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Shree Jagannath Temple Administration.
Rajesh Verma, Principal Secretary, Agriculture, was given additional charge of the Department of Cooperation while CJ Venugopal was posted as Principal Secretary, Home. Venugopal was Principal Secretary, Rural Development, which will now be handled by Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, who also continues as the Special Relief Commissioner and Chairman, Odisha Mining Corporation.
longest-serving Principal Secretary, Energy, Pradeep Kumar Jena, was shifted as Principal Secretary, Water Resources. Arti Ahuja was posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health & Family Welfare. She was the longest-serving Secretary, Women & Child Development Department.
Madhu Sudan Padhi, Commissioner-cum-Secretary Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, was given additional charge of the Department of Information and Public Relations. Sanjay Rastogi was appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Commerce & Transport.
On return after his US training, G Mathivathanan was posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Housing & Urban Development. He was also given the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs and CMD, IPICOl.
Bishnupada Sethi, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development, was appointed CMD, OMFED. Saswat Mishra is the new Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Women and Child Development holding the additional charge of Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra is the new Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Information Technology and Chief Executive, Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC). SN Girish, longest-serving Collector, is the new Managing Director, OMC.
Aravind Agarwal was once again posted as the Collector of Puri, being replaced by Dhiren Patnaik as Collector, Baleswar. Nirmal Kumar Mishra was posted as Collector, Cuttack with Girish shifted to handle the OMC.
Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar is the new Collector, Deogarh while her IAS batch-mate B Parameswaran will now take over as Collector, Jharsuguda.