BHUBANESWAR — The General Administration & Public Grievance Department of the Odisha Government has ordered a minor administrative reshuffle, transferring and posting seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key state departments.
The key administrative changes include senior transfers within the Home, Information & Public Relations (I&PR), Forest, Secondary Education, Excise, and AYUSH departments to streamline governance and execution.
Key Transfers & Postings
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Sanjay Kumar Biswal (IAS-NSCS:2015): Appointed as Director, Information and Public Relations (I&PR), Bhubaneswar. (Previously Additional Secretary, Commerce & Transport Department).
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Birendra Korkora (IAS-SCS:2014): Transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Home Department. (Previously Director, Secondary Education).
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Aradhana Das (IAS-SCS:2014): Transferred from Additional Secretary, Home Department, to Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.
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Jugaleswari Dash (IAS-SCS:2015): Appointed as Director, Secondary Education. (Previously Director, OBC).
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Archana Das Pattnaik (IAS-SCS:2015): Appointed as Director, AYUSH. (Previously Additional Secretary, Excise Department).
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Anjana Panda (IAS-SCS:2015): Transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Excise Department. (Previously Director, AYUSH).
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Sundara Madhaba Padhi (IAS-NSCS:2020): Named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Odisha Maritime Board. He will also continue to hold additional charge as General Manager of the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC). (Previously Deputy Secretary, Works Department).
