The Odisha government on Thursday effected a major reshuffle in the IAS cadre by transferring 5 officers and giving them new assignments.
As per the notification issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department on Thursday, N.B.S. Rajput, IAS(RR-1999), Principal
Secretary to the Governor is allowed to remain in additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Public Enterprises Department.
Temjenwapang Ao, IAS(RR-2000), Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government, Public Enterprises Department has been appointed as Special Secretary to the Planning & Convergence Department.
Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS(RR-2008), Managing Director, IPICOL with the additional charge of Special Secretary to Government, Industries Department and Managing Director, |DCO is allowed to remain in the additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Skill Development & Technical Education Department.
The additional appointment of N.B.S. Rajput as Principal Secretary to the Skill Development & Technical Education Department shall stand terminated from
the date Shri Poonia, IAS takes over.
Prem Chandra Chaudhary, IAS(RR-2010), Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Odisha with the additional charge of Managing Director, Odisha Agro Industries Corporation Limited is appointed as Director, Textiles & Handlooms, Odisha, Bhubaneswar.
Arindam Dakua, IAS(RR-2011), Private Secretary to the Chief Minister, Odisha is appointed as Director, Municipal Administration & Ex-officio Additional
Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department.