Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed OAS officer Alok Kumar Pradhan, serving as Keonjhar ADM, as Joint Secretary to Chief Minister Mohan Majhi.
Padma Charan Sahoo, who was transferred to Khurda as Sub-Collector, has now been appointed Deputy Secretary, Sports & Youth Services. His posting as Sub-Collector, Khurda, while serving as Nayagarh BDO stands cancelled, the notification issued by General Administration department said.
Kishore Kumar Panda, Additional Sub-Collector in Keonjhar’s Anandpur, will take charge as Khurda Sub-Collector. He has also been designated as Deputy Administrator (Revenue), Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri, it added.
In June, two OAS officers – Trilochan Mohanty and Chitrasen Rout – were transferred and posted as Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary to CM Majhi respectively.