In a pivotal administrative move, the Government of Odisha has promoted two Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers to the Senior Time Scale in Level-11 of the Pay Matrix under Rule 3 of the IFS (Pay) Rules, 2016.
The officers—Mohammed Fatahun Azeez Khan and Shri Ohol Sachin Annasaheb, both belonging to the 2021 Regular Recruit batch—have been elevated with effect from January 1, 2025. Notably, both officers have been placed in situ, maintaining their current postings until further orders.