The State Government on Tuesday appointed Commissioner-level officers in charge of 10 Aspirational districts for a period of three months. The appointments will be effective from April 1. The State Planning and Convergence Department issued a notification in this regard.
The designated officers will work in coordination with Central Prabhari Officers appointed by the Union Government who use to send regular reports to the NITI Aayog. The Secretaries have been asked to visit the districts extensively and regularly follow up the 49 key performance indicators (KPIs) across five sectors: health & nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development besides basic infrastructure in these districts. They would also submit reports to help in review of the action plan for the Aspirational districts in State Level Committee for Monitoring.
The following officers have been kept in charge of districts: Commerce and Transport Secretary Madhu Sudan Padhi for Kandhamal, MSME Secretary Satyabrata Sahu for Kalahandi, Energy Secretary Nikunja Bihari Dhal for Rayagada, Steel and Mines Secretary Surendra Kumar for Balangir and Science & Technology Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi for Koraput
Besides, ST & SC Development Secretary Ranjana Chopra has been assigned for Dhenkanal, Revenue & Disaster Management Secretary Bishnupada Sethi for Nuapada, IPICOL MD Nitin B Jawale for Malkangiri, WCD Secretary Aravind Agrawal for Nabarangpur and SSEPD Secretary Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma for Gajapati district.