Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (UDN): The Odisha government has carried out a major reshuffle in the senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre, reassigning key responsibilities to four senior bureaucrats through an official notification issued on Thursday.
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According to the notification released by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, senior IAS officer Bishnupada Sethi (RR-1995), who was serving as Chairman of the Odisha Forest Development Corporation with additional charge of Chief Administrator, KBK, has been appointed Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the General Administration and Public Grievance Department.
In another significant change, Girish S.N. (RR-2002), who was serving as Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department, has been transferred to the Health and Family Welfare Department as its new Commissioner-cum-Secretary.
Similarly, Aswathy S. (RR-2003), who held the post of Commissioner-cum-Secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Department, has been appointed Special Secretary to the Finance Department.
However, she will continue to hold the additional responsibility of Chief Executive Officer of the State Institute for Transformative Initiatives, Odisha (SITI-Odisha).
Meanwhile, Roopa Mishra (RR-2004), who has returned from central deputation, has been appointed Commissioner-cum-Secretary of the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department.
The reshuffle is part of the state government’s administrative restructuring, bringing changes to several important departments, including health, finance and rural development.
The appointments and transfers have been made through an order issued in the name of the Governor.
