The State Government has promoted 10 senior IAS officers to higher ranks. The General Administration Department has issued a notification to this effect. According to the notification, four IAS officers of 1989 batch, PK Jena, Mona Sharma, CTM Suguna and DN Gupta, have been promoted to the principal secretary rank.
Similarly, 1995-batch IAS officer Chithra Arumugam and five 1998-batch IAS officers, Suresh Kumar Vashisth, Krushna Gopal Mohapatra, Raj Kishore Choudhury and Benudhar Dash have been promoted to super time scale. Besides, 1998-batch Vishal Gagan, who is currently on Central deputation, has been given proforma promotion to super time scale.