Bhubaneswar: Effecting an administrative reshuffle, the Odisha government on Tuesday transferred seven IAS officers, assigning them new responsibilities.
According to a notification issued by the General Administration and Public Grievance Department, Sanjay Kumar Biswal, IAS (NSCS-2015), serving as Additional Secretary in the Commerce & Transport Department, has been appointed as Director, Information and Public Relations (I&PR) Department.
Secondary Education Director Birendra Korkora, IAS (SCS-2014), has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Home Department.
Similarly, Aradhana Das, IAS (SCS-2014), currently posted as the Additional Secretary the Home Department, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department.
Jugaleswari Dash, IAS (SCS-2015), Director, OBC has been posted as the new Director, Secondary Education while Archana Das Pattanaik, IAS(SCS-2015), Additional Secretary in Excise Department has been made new AYUSH Director.
While Anjana Panda, IAS (SCS-2015), Director, AYUSH has been transferred as Additional Secretary in the Excise Department, Sundara Madhaba Padhi, IAS (NSCS-2020), who is currently serving as the Deputy Secretary in the Works Department has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer, Odisha Maritime Board.
Padhi was also allowed to remain in additional charge of General Manager, Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC).
