The State Government on Wednesday effected a major reshuffle involving 17 senior IAS officers.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration Department, Development Commissioner Asit Kumar Tripathy was given additional charge of Chief Administrator of the KBK region, Koraput, while incumbent KBK Chief Administrator Sudershan Pal Thakur was posted as Director General, Training Coordination, Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar.
Additional Chief Secretary CJ Venugopal was appointed as Member, Board of Revenue, Odisha.
While SSEPD Principal Secretary Niten Chandra was appointed as Officer on Special Duty, GA and PG Department, Panchayati Raj and DW Principal Secretary Deoranjan Kumar Singh was given additional charge of Principal Secretary of the Science and Technology Department.
Gopabandhu Academy of Administration DG Ranjana Chopra was posted as Principal Secretary, ST and SC Development, Minorities and Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Excise Department Secretary Sushil Kumar Lohani was given additional charge of Commissioner, Commercial Taxes and FS and CW Secretary Vir Vikram Yadavwas given additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Cooperation Department.
IG of Police, Crime Branch, Arun Bothra has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Cesu.
ST and ST, Minorities and Backward Classes Secretary R Raghu Prasad was posted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Department with additional charge of MD, Omfed.
Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Secretary Vishal Gagan was appointed as Special Secretary, Water Resources Department.
Science and Technology Secretary Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma was shifted as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, SSEPD.
Cooperation Secretary Krishan Kumar was appointed as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Works Department.
Odisha Lift Irrigation Corporation Limited MD Archana Patnaik was appointed as Special Secretary, Water Resources Department with additional charge of OLICL MD.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav was posted as ST Director. Cesu CEO Md Sadique Alam was appointed as Executive Director, CMGI.
Board of Revenue Secretary Surendra Kumar Meena was given additional charge of Deputy Secretary, Works Department.