In a major reshuffle in the Ministry led by Naveen Patnaik, ten Ministers were sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here on Sunday.
The number of the Ministers now stands at 21, including the Chief Minister.
While six took oath as the Cabinet Ministers, four were appointed as the Ministers of State (MoSs).
Governor SC Jamir administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prafulla Kumar Mallick, Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Surjya Narayan Patro, Niranjan Pujari, Pratap Jena, Maheswar Mohanty, Sashi Bhushan Behera and Prafulla Samal as the Cabinet Ministers.
Dr Nrushingha Charan Sahoo, Ananta Das, Chandrasarathi Behera and Sushanta Singh took oath as MoSs.
Notably, Ministers of State Prafulla Mallik and Ramesh Chandra Majhi took oath for being elevated to the Cabinet Minister rank.
However, Karanjia MlA Bijay Nayak, who was to be sworn in as an MoS, was dropped from the list at last moment in view of certain charges pending against him.
It may also be noted that Minister Pradip Amat, who has resigned, is to be made the Assembly Speaker.