In a significant administrative overhaul, the Government of Odisha has announced a major reshuffle, appointing and transferring numerous Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officers to key positions across various departments and districts.
The notification, issued by the General Administration & Public Grievance Department on July 22, 2025, aims to streamline governance and enhance efficiency in the state’s administrative machinery.
The reshuffle involves senior officers taking on critical roles in departments such as Finance, Excise, Industries, and Sports & Youth Services, alongside appointments as Collectors and District Magistrates in several districts.
Key Departmental Shifts:
- Hemant Sharma (RR-1995) retains Industries and IPICOL, takes on Information & Public Relations.
- Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra (RR-1997) is named Principal Secretary, Finance; he continues as IDCO Chairman.
- Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma (RR-1999) now leads Excise while remaining CMD of OPTCL.
- D. Prasanth K. Reddy (RR-2009) assumes charge of MSME, relieving Sharma and Poonia of dual roles.
District Collector Movements:
- Ganjam welcomes Keerthi Vasan V (RR-2018) from Koraput.
- Dibya Jyoti Parida (RR-2016) moves to Puri from Ganjam.
- Subhankar Mohapatra (RR-2018) transfers to Sundargarh; Manoj Mahajan (RR-2019) heads to Koraput.
- Other collectors reshuffled include Ashish Patil, Somesh Upadhyay, and Kulkami Ashutosh C (RR-2020), who now leads Rayagada.
Strategic Appointments:
- Roopa Roshan Sahoo (RR-2006) becomes Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor.
- Chanchal Rana (RR-2014) steps in as Commissioner, BMC.
- Sachin Jadhav and Bhupendra Poonia are reassigned to Youth Services and Technical Education, respectively.
- Sangram K. Mohapatra (SCS-2012) appointed RDC Southern Division.
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Below is a comprehensive list of the appointments and transfers:
List of Appointments and Transfers:
- Shri Hemant Sharma, IAS (RR-1995): Additional Chief Secretary, Information & Public Relations Department, with additional charge as Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, and Chairman, IPICOL. His role as Additional Chief Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, is terminated.
- Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, IAS: Appointment as Principal Secretary, Information & Public Relations Department, terminated upon Sharma’s takeover.
- Shri Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra, IAS (RR-1997): Principal Secretary, Finance Department, with additional charge as Chairman, IDCO. Previously Principal Secretary, Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department, and ST & SC Development, M&BCW Department.
- Shri N.B.S. Rajput, IAS (RR-1999): Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department, with additional charge as CMD, OSRTC. Previously Principal Secretary to the Governor.
- Shri Bhaskar Jyoti Sarma, IAS (RR-1999): Principal Secretary, Excise Department, with additional charge as CMD, OPTCL. Previously Principal Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department.
- Mrs. Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, IAS (RR-2008): Continues as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department, with additional charge as RDC (CD), Cuttack. Her role as Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Excise Department, is terminated.
- Ms. Roopa Roshan Sahoo, IAS (RR-2006): Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Governor, Odisha. Previously RDC (SD), Berhampur.
- Shri Sachin Ramchandra Jadhav, IAS (RR-2007): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports & Youth Services Department, with additional charges as RDC (ND), Sambalpur, and CEO, WODC.
- Shri Bhupendra Singh Poonia, IAS (RR-2008): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Skill Development & Technical Education Department, with additional charge as MD, IPICOL. His role as MD, IDCO, is terminated.
- Shri B. Parameswaran, IAS (RR-2008): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, ST & SC Development, Minorities & Backward Classes Welfare Department. Previously RDC (CD), Cuttack.
- Shri D. Prasanth Kumar Reddy, IAS (RR-2009): Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department, with additional charge as MD, IDCO. Previously Director, Industries, with additional charges as MD, OSIC, and MD, OSFC.
- Shri Indramani Tripathy, IAS (SCS-2011): Continues as Labour Commissioner, Odisha, with additional charge as Inspector of Factories and Boilers, Odisha.
- Shri Manish Agarwal, IAS (RR-2012): Additional SRC, with additional charge as Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department.
- Shri Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, IAS (SCS-2012): RDC (SD), Berhampur. Previously Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Department.
- Shri Deben Kumar Pradhan, IAS (SCS-2012): MD, OSBCL. Previously Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.
- Shri Bijay Kumar Dash, IAS (SCS-2012): Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati.
- Shri Smruti Ranjan Pradhan, IAS (NSCS-2012): Additional Secretary, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara.
- Shri Raghuram R. Iyer, IAS (SCS-2013): Collector & District Magistrate, Kendrapara. Previously Director, Higher Secondary Education, with additional charges.
- Shri Chanchal Rana, IAS (RR-2014): Commissioner, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Puri.
- Shri Siddharth Shankar Swain, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Special Project, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department (effective after July 31, 2025). Previously Officer on Special Duty, GA&PG Department.
- Shri Chakravarti Singh Rathore, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Technical Education & Training. Previously Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department, with additional charge as CEO, ORMAS.
- Dr. Yeddula Vijay, IAS (RR-2014): Director, Sports. Previously Additional Secretary, Planning & Convergence Department.
- Smt. Niyati Pattnaik, IAS (SCS-2014): Director, Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. Previously Director, SSEPD.
- Dr. Maheswar Swain, IAS (SCS-2014): Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur. Previously Director, Panchayati Raj.
- Ms. Parul Patawari, IAS (RR-2015): Director, SSEPD. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada.
- Ms. Aboli Sunil Naravane, IAS (RR-2015): Director, Industries, Odisha, Cuttack. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda.
- Shri Amrit Ruturaj, IAS (RR-2015): Collector & District Magistrate, Khordha. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal.
- Smt. Madhumita Rath, IAS (SCS-2015): Additional Secretary, School & Mass Education Department. Previously Additional Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department.
- Shri Subrat Kumar Panda, IAS (SCS-2015): Director, Soil Conservation & Watershed Development, Odisha, Bhubaneswar. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh.
- Shri Pratap Chandra Hota, IAS (SCS-2015): Additional Secretary, Handlooms, Textiles & Handicrafts Department. Previously Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
- Smt. Sagarika Hota, IAS (NSCS-2015): Additional Secretary, Finance Department. Previously Additional Secretary, GA & PG Department.
- Shri Dibya Jyoti Parida, IAS (RR-2016): Collector & District Magistrate, Puri. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam.
- Shri Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, IAS (RR-2017): Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal.
- Ms. P. Anvesha Reddy, IAS (RR-2017): Excise Commissioner, Odisha. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur.
- Shri Ashish Ishwar Patil, IAS (RR-2017): Collector & District Magistrate, Dhenkanal. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Malkangiri.
- Dr. Subhankar Mohapatra, IAS (RR-2018): Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Nabarangpur.
- Shri Keerthi Vasan V, IAS (RR-2018): Collector & District Magistrate, Ganjam. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput.
- Ms. Anya Das, IAS (RR-2019): Deputy Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur.
- Shri Manoj Satyawan Mahajan, IAS (RR-2019): Collector & District Magistrate, Koraput. Previously Collector & District Magistrate, Sundargarh.
- Shri Vedbhushan, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Kandhamal. Previously Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation.
- Shri Kulkarni Ashutosh C, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Rayagada. Previously Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela, with additional charges.
- Ms. Madhumita, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Gajapati. Previously CDO-cum-EO, Zilla Parishad, Ganjam.
- Shri Chavan Kunal Motiram, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Jharsuguda. Previously Additional District Magistrate, Padampur.
- Shri Bibhuti Bhusan Nayak, IAS (RR-2020): Collector & District Magistrate, Boudh. Previously ADM, Mayurbhanj.
- Ms. Dheenah Dastageer, IAS (RR-2021): Additional District Magistrate, Rourkela. Previously Sub-Collector, Berhampur.
- Shri Rehan Khatri, IAS (RR-2021): Commissioner, Sambalpur Municipal Corporation. Previously Sub-Collector, Titilagarh.
- Dr. Rina Pradhan, IAS (RR-2021): Chief Executive Officer, DMF, Keonjhar. Previously Sub-Collector, Baliguda.
- Ms. Kirandeep Kaur Sahota, IAS (RR-2021): Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation. Previously Sub-Collector, Gunupur.
- Shri Nruparaj Sahu, OAS (SS): Collector & District Magistrate, Sonepur. Previously Registrar, Sambalpur University.
- Shri Ambar Kumar Kar, OAS (SS): Collector & District Magistrate, Jajpur. Previously Special Secretary, Excise Department, with additional charge as MD, OSBCL.
The appointments include designations of several officers as District Magistrates under section 14(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for districts such as Kendrapara, Nabarangpur, Khordha, Puri, Malkangiri, Sundargarh, Ganjam, Koraput, Kandhamal, Rayagada, Gajapati, Jharsuguda, Boudh, and Jajpur. Certain posts, such as Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation and Director of Sports, have been declared equivalent to Joint Secretary or Deputy Secretary ranks in the IAS cadre.
This reshuffle is expected to bolster administrative efficiency, with seasoned officers taking charge of critical portfolios and districts. The government has directed all officers to assume their new roles immediately, except for Shri Siddharth Shankar Swain, whose appointment is effective post-July 31, 2025.
